Kenyan Farm Foments Fossil Free Fertilizer
Yes, fertilizers exist that don’t make use of fossil fuels; however, the use of petoreluaem based fertilizers have become a mainstay of modern industrial agriculture. This use of fossil fuels…
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A Kenyan Factory Turns Plastic Waste into Bricks
Nzambi Matee got tired of waiting for a solution to all the plastic waste she saw, so she created a company to deal with it. The material engineer opened a…
Will BC’s climate plan be BC’s latest fudge-it budget?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 BC’s Climate Leadership Plan is missing in action. Originally ...
Does Kenya’s Climate Change Act lead the way for climate lawsuits?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 It might seem a bit odd for Environmental Law Alert (based in BC, Canada) ...
Abdul Haji: Hero. Muslim. BAMF.
“I don’t feel like a hero at all. That girl who ran towards me is brave. That’s bravery.” ‘Hero’ is indeed an extraordinarily over/misused word these days. But despite his…
Abdul Haji: Hero. Muslim. BAMF.
“I don’t feel like a hero at all. That girl who ran towards me is brave. That’s bravery.” ‘Hero’ is indeed an extraordinarily over/misused word these days. But despite his…
Helping Kids In Kenya – Stahili Foundation
A slightly different post from me on this long weekend. I want to highlight an organization that a good friend of mine has co-founded to help children in Kenya. My…
No Strings Attached: Giving Cash to Poor People
GiveDirectly is a charity that just gives money to poor people in Kenya. There isn’t anything complicated about the idea: it’s just straight up handing out cash with no deliverables.…
An Elegant Solution
Earlier this month I posted an interview with Neil Turok, head of The Perimeter Institute and the deliverer of this year’s Massey Lectures. As I indicated in my original post,…
Kenya Medics Increase Reach Thanks to Bicycles
Bikes4Care is an initiative in Kenya that helps medics and other health care workers get to more places thanks to bicycles. It’s a simple and effective concept to get people…
EG Radio March 28: Federal Budget 2013, urbanization in Kenya and the tar sands “staples” trap
Download: earthgauge-podcast-march28-2013.mp3 We love covering local stories on Earthgauge and this week, we get just about as local as we can, focusing on some compelling environmental research taking place at…
Tomorrow on EG Radio: Budget 2013, urbanization in Kenya and the tar sands “staples trap”
We love covering local stories on Earthgauge and this week, we’re getting just about as local as we possibly can, focusing on some compelling environmental research taking place at Carleton…
A New Stove Project Looks to Crowdsource Healthier Heating
Regular readers of this site may know that we are fans of efficient stoves. The Kenya Stove is a new project to get efficient stoves in the hands of Kenyans.…