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It Starts Here 1 - March 28th, 2010
Dear all,
As mentioned, I will be experimenting wish a newsletter format, basically, once a week, I sent out something with capped 3 articles or whatnot to cover the best news. If you have anything to submit to me, please let me know, this is subject to grow! For those not present at yesterday's meeting, this newsletter is a crude means of keeping us (people who are doing about something about the world's problems) in touch.
Fact of the week: CRT Monitors (the big computer screens) contain lead in their glass screen to counter the radiation the device emits
Innovation of the week: Lifestraw, stick it into any body of water, and it will filter out 99% of the nasties in there. Only costs $3 a pop, a savior in the developing world where 1 million die annually due to the lack of clean drinking water:
http://www.vestergaard-
LOCAL
Queen's solar project: QBACC and AMS Sustainability office are heading up this campaign. QBACC will do direct action and AMS will encourage administration to file the RFPs. If you want information on this, or to get involved, please talk to Yan, Kenneth or Myself.
GLOBAL
South Korean Warship Sunk: North Korea is suspected, but this has not been officially state yet by the South Korean government. North Korea has threatened to Nuke any country that makes a move on it. Worries grow due to Kim Jung-Il's failing health. His death could lead to a power vacuum, destabilizing the country, and potentially putting the Nukes into the wrong hands
http://www.vancouversun.com/
HANDS ON
Build a rocket stove: A highly effective method of cooking using just twigs. These stoves just need twigs to run, and emit fewer particulates into their environment. Good for conserving fuel at home while cooking, or for the developing world where thousands of people succumb to lung disease as a result of burning coal bricks indoors to cook.
How to: http://boingboing.net/2008/06/
Yours in action,
Mark
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