Designed to minimise energy consumption, the approach will allow cities to capture stormwater and reuse waste water. By capturing the water downstream of the city it focuses people’s mind on the state of the water being sent down the drain and captures the extra rain now falling on our cities. Dobozy has interest from Dubai and Japan and is working with German and Chinese companies to develop a second stage prototype. As well as capturing water, Dobozy thinks that the platform cant be used to and potentially desalinate sea water, generate energy and farm algae.
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Bakuma Bamboo saws
These high quality Japanese saws are useful in the garden and work shop alike. Made from highest quality steel using traditional Japanese techniques these tools are designed to last, and stay sharp, for an incredibly long time. Imported into Australia and available through Stokes Bay Electrical, The Generator has arranged for them to be made available through the One Stop Green Shop at the same price as they are everywhere else.
Check out the folding saw and the two sided rip and fine cross cut.
Thomas Merton on non-violence
Listen to Thomas Merton’s views on non-violence. From Soul Searching, a film about the life and work of Thomas Merton by Morgan Atkinson.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Merton in his study.
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Thomas Merton (31 January 1915 – 10 December 1968) was one of the most influential Catholic writers of the 20th century.
A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, in the state of Kentucky, Merton was the author of numerous acclaimed works of spirituality, a prolific poet, social activist and student of comparative religion. He wrote more than 60 books, scores of essays and reviews, and is the subject of several biographies.
Merton was a keen proponent of inter-religious understanding, engaging in spiritual dialogues with the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh and D. T. Suzuki.
His life and career were suddenly cut short at the age of 53, when he was electrocuted stepping out of his bath.
Lifeline radio benefits poor twice
Research and development of the Lifeline radio has been fully funded thanks to the following donors generosity:
Anglo American Corporation Ashden Awards for Renewable Energy Mr Bradley Feld Mr Leonard J Fassler NASDAQ Stock Exchange (Tech Museum of Innovation Awards) The Body Shop Foundation Donna Kabe-Stear and Davis Stear Vodafone Group Foundation UK
Features and benefits
The antenna is an ordinary piece of wire which can be easily replaced. As many antennas break easily, this one can be removed and replaced at will.
The rainbow-shaped dial scale has large print for easy reading, even for the visually impaired. Each band is colour coded for everyone to understand.
The dial scale and Lifeline radio can be custom produced in any combinations of colours and should not reflect political parties.
Four-band coverage, AM/FM/SW1/SW2, ensures access to many channels and perspectives.
Each knob is purposefully designed a different shape.
The sound quality is excellent, enabling groups of up to 40 people to hear ?clearly.
The winding handle (on the back) can be turned in either direction to charge the radio. Fully charged, the Lifeline can play for up to 24 hours.
The solar panel is housed in a detachable waterproof casing on a 2.5-metre lead with magnetised clips on top to hold it in place. The Lifeline radio operates in extreme temperatures, rain, moisture, dust, sand and humidity.
A child can grip the handle without difficulty. While the Lifeline radio is larger and lighter than the Freeplay radios used in other development projects, its unusual shape enables children to carry it easily.
Mullum drums up a storm – podcast
Residents of the Mullumbimby hinterland descended on the Mullumbimby markets on Saturday July 21st to preserve the drumming circle, an intense and significant part of the region’s cultural heritage. The dedicated band of passionate followers are no stranger to Newton’s first law, that has spawned attempts to have them ejected, tamed, or constrained at a variety of venues. Listen to this six minute compilation of views from the markets on the day.
Senator Nettle at Oxley River – Podcast
Senator Kerry Nettle met thirty residents of Tyalgum and the surrounding area at Rocky Creek Crossing on the Oxley River on Wed July 4th to listen to their concerns over Malcolm Turnbull’s proposal to dam the tributaries of the Tweed River and pipe the water to Queensland.
The concerns expressed by the residents are three fold. It will destroy the area, it will not produce any extra water, and it penalises an ecologically sustainable community to send water to an unsustainable one. President of the Save the Caldera Rivers campaign, Peter Bennett, puts the views clearly in the interview broadcast on The Generator on Monday July 9th.
Kerry Nettle outlined the Greens position that demand management can solve the nation’s water problems at a local level through a combination of rain water harvesting, water recycling, efficiency and reduced waste. She pointed out that the SE Queensland mayors have already commissioned a report that proves that approach would not only meet current population requirements, but also provide for the projected growth over the next decade.
She also said that Greens Senator, Rachel Siewert, is deputy chair of the Tracveston Creek Crossing Senate Committee that has been given Turnbull’s proposal. Siewert has requested that the terms of reference for the Senate Committee be formally expanded to deal with the proposal which is well outside the scope of the options originally considered by the Committee as part of its investigations into a dam on the Mary River north of the Sunshine Coast.