Grow your salads indoor with an hydroponic kit
With people who are, more and more, living in apartments, there is a lack of space outside the houses for gardening. Indoor gardening is then gaining momentum and growing.
Neal Gorenflo: “The sharing economy crystallizes around technology”
Neal Gorenflo is the co-founder and editor of “Shareable” a non-profit online magazine focused on sharing and evolving social innovation. He recently gave a conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina on wealth sharing by highlighting the potential of decision making and ownership. Read more
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Norway wants to become the greenest country in the world
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Constructive journalism tackles the big issues of our time
War, terrorism, corruption and political crisis are the headlines in newspapers, radio and television broadcasts. We eventually think that only atrocious things happen in the world. But lots of positive things also happen with perhaps less immediate impact than a geopolitical crisis, but also essential: invention of new drugs, spending less energy…
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Revolutionary barrels improve the lives of villagers worldwide
It is an invention that gives a smile to millions of women worldwide. Known as the Hippo Roller, the Q Drum or the Wello WaterWheel, this barrel was designed for the same purpose: ease the burden of women living in rural areas, particularly in Africa and India where water is inaccessible. This barrel, which can be pushed, can transport water more easily and more efficiently than the traditional way in which women were forced to carry heavy buckets or pots of water on the head by walking kilometers. Read more
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Metro de Santiago to run mostly on solar and wind energy
Chile President Michelle Bachelet announced that Santiago (capital of Chile) train soon would run on solar and wind energy! The Metro de Santiago is far from being a small commuter train. Used daily by 2.5 million people, it has 5 lines to 108 stations and 110 km of railways! No less.
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Morocco launch first phase of world’s largest solar plant
It is a very ambitious project. The Ouarzazate Park, in the Sahara desert to the southeast of Casablanca, will become the largest solar power complex in the world. According to its promoters, the total capacity of power generation will be 580 megawatts (MW). Jeune Afrique magazine presents five aspects of the Noor solar plant.
The first part, called Noor-1, was launched in February 2016 while Morocco hosts in December the COP 22. The project will soon be supplemented by three other solar fields: Noor-2, Noor-3 and Noor-4.
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The first phase, Noor 1, spans over 400 hectares. But ultimately, when the other three phases of the project are completed, the plant is expected to extend over 3093 hectares, which would be equivalent to the size of 3437 football pitches. - Electricity for one million homes
Noor-1 will have a production capacity of 160 megawatts. It is the “greatest production ever developed in the world,” the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) told. The solar panels will include more than 20,000 collectors which follow the movement of the sun throughout the day. The energy produced will then be stored for three hours, thereby producing electricity even when the sun is set. When all four phases are completed, it should be able to provide electricity to one million homes. - Provide 52% of energy needs for Morocco in 2030
The objective of this project is to supply Morocco from 52% of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2030 because the energy bill is quite bulky for the Moroccan economy. - 240,000 tons of CO2 each year
According to the African Development Bank, the first phase will prevent the return of 240 000 tons of CO2 per year; that is, 6 million tons of CO2 in 25 years of operation. When Noor-2 and Noor-3 will be functional, 19 million tons of CO2 will be avoided in 25 years, said ADB said. - Costing $ 9 billion
A huge investment of $ 9 billion must be raised to complete the project. The African Development Bank, the World Bank, the European Investment Bank and several private partners are involved in this project. The German development Bank KFW has provided principle funding of € 400 million while some € 800 million has been invested in the project.
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Cooking with Afghan refugees
Under the motto “More than just a dining experience” the World Shop Götzis team attempted a very singular action of solidarity; cooking with six Afghan refugees. vol.at met the
The idea cropped up last year following the receipt by the Austrian Cooperation Agency for Refugees of six tons of fragrant rice offered by the World Shop Götzis. The purpose of the shops was simple; send a message of solidarity and effective attempt to fight global injustice.
To fight global injustice
As an extension of their approach and as part of their team was still in contact with the refugees, they decided to organize a multicultural culinary evening. With the help of Kathi Lampert School and Birgit Drexel, the gastronomic exploration evening was a success.
Everyone was able to enjoy some quiet and rewarding moments in the company of refugees: Aziz Rahman, Jasin Sultani, Ahmdzai Mansoor, Rahmat Akbari and Farid Ullah. “We want these men to be regularized as soon as possible,” concluded Beate Scheier of Weltladen Götzis.
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Austrian helped Syrian refugees
The Mistelbacher Weltladen and EZA (a development corporation in Fair Trade) donated 250 kg of rice to Syrian refugees in Mistelbach, Austria.
The association also collected food like potato and onion from stores and place them in an old warehouse. Then its members proceeded to the distribution of food, once a week, to refugees from Syria who needed primary care. The Green Net Cooperative had also shown solidarity with refugees in Austria and had made available flour and Thai rice to refugees.
This initiative of the EZA, in collaboration with local initiatives for refugees, involved several volunteers and many months of work to assist asylum seekers. “As a professional in fair trade, we must work together to help these desperate people and also fight against global injustice,” said the Director-General Anna Glanz.
The Mistelbach district is a territorial subdivision in the northeast of Austria in so-called Lower Austria, one of Austria’s nine Federal States. It is located roughly 40 km northeast of Austria’s capital Vienna.
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A local community capable of producing its own food and its own energy? Many of us dream about it. For some, this dream will become a reality in a new neighbourhood built in the suburbs of Amsterdam. Let’s discover ReGenVillages. (Article extracted from mrmondialisation.org, June 5, 2016) Read more
