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Author Archives: Kelly Mead

Had to Update Make It Right NOLA!

July 3, 2008 – 7:56 pm

An update was definetly needed on our Team Home “The Eco Friendly Home“.  We have reached over $2000 in donations through our team home and we couldn’t be more humbled and proud at the same time.  When we started a team home all those months ago we were not sure if we would be able [...]

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Cheap Water Filter for Everyone

June 19, 2008 – 4:58 am

The Australian National University (ANU) scientist Tony Flynn has developed a process to create water filters from commonly available materials. The materials need to also be fired, which can be done without a kiln or other western technology, by using common manure.
An estimated 80% of all sickness in this world can be attributed to [...]

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Be Tankless

June 15, 2008 – 5:50 am

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Being tankless in heating your water is an easy, if somewhat costly, upgrade that you can see immediate benefits from. Costs can vary from about $150 for point of use water heater to household ones starting about $450 going up to $1000 or more for top of the line models. Point [...]

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3rd Annual Bike for Peace and New Energies

June 6, 2008 – 6:03 am

From June 12 through August 16, 2008 bike riders will be going from Paris to Moscow and then on to Peking. All in an effort to raise awareness that peace and facing the looming energy crisis is not just a local but international issue.
In 2006 and 2007 this ride was only from Paris to Moscow, [...]

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