The Other Carbon: Reducing Black Carbon's Role in Global Warming
This article discusses Project Surya, an attempt to create a smokeless village in India using currently available technologies that mitigate the smoke coming off of cooking fires.
rylan
submitted 322 Days Ago, blog.wired.com,
1 of 1
people found this post informative
Tags:
conservation, sustainability, India,
(More)
|
Add Tags
Share |
Was this post informative to you?
Take Action Through These Related Organizations
These organizations share one or more tags with the link above.
-
Witness
WITNESS uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. We empower people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.
Tags: human rights, video, technology, (More) | Add Tags -
Changing the Present
ChangingThePresent.org offers donation gifts to help change the world, in exactly the way you want. For instance: for just a few dollars, you can provide a child with her first book; fund an hour of cancer research; protect an acre of the rainforest; or restore a blind person's sight with cataract surgery.
Tags: aids, environment, global warming, (More) | Add Tags -
NextStep Recycling
NextStep provides individuals and groups the opportunity to learn about the impact electronic waste has on our environment and to provide technology to those who do not have access. Access to computers and the Internet and the ability to effectively use this technology are becoming increasingly important for full participation in America's economic, political and social life. NextStep: 1. educates and empowers low income and disadvantaged Oregonians and others by providing refurbished computers that allow access to technology and the Internet; 2. recycles computer hardware and other electronics in an environmentally sound manner, keeping hazardous waste out of Oregon's soil and water environments; 3. provides skill-training opportunities to those who are considered unemployable, are currently underemployed, and/or are people new to the job market; 4. offers education to the general public regarding the importance of electronics and polystyrene foam recycling and the impact of these kinds of waste on our environment.
Tags: recycling, environment, technology, (More) | Add Tags -
Ecolect
To provide the tools and resources that make it easier for you to design responsibly. Searching for reliable, state-of-the-art sustainable materials shouldn’t be a frustrating scavenger hunt around the Internet. Ecolect empowers you with: An easy-to-use website featuring only materials with sustainable attributes, a place that stimulates discussion about defining sustainability and is a source of accurate information, A place for you to contribute user reviews and images of materials you use, Helpful case studies on successful sustainable design, An informative blog that discusses how design and ecology affect the world.
Tags: green, environment, sustainability, (More) | Add Tags -
International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice.
Tags: environment, conservation, biodiversity | Add Tags
