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Green Hamlet is a group of friends putting the building practices presented at natural homes and earth hands and houses in to practice.
We are building our ecoVillage in Poland, not far from the medieval town of Olsztyn. The first phase of the hamlet is to get building permits, a reliable supply of water and some basic buildings to support the builds between 2010 and 2013.

Green Hamlet lies in War… Continue

Citizen Engineer is a fusion of ideas, information, advice, and opinions from the authors, their colleagues, and dozens of other sources, brought together to provide you with the tools and insights you’ll need to maximize your success in a new era of socially responsible engineering.

The information in these pages will be most relevant to engineers who design and build “things”—engineers in fields… Continue

An emerging body of websites that can provide instant feedback on the use of aid money is sparking debate about whether such online tools could not only revolutionize non-profit fundraising, but also boost aid accountability.

The Kwale Subdistrict Hospital in Kenya announced earlier this week on German fundraising site betterplace… Continue

For several years, Holly Hirshberg's family had grown fruit and vegetables in a home garden during the summer months. She had enjoyed fresh tomato sandwiches, vine ripened cucumbers, red and yellow bell peppers, fresh herbs, like basil, thyme, and rosemary, potatoes, and watermelon. The fresh produce was a nice summer treat each year. Then in 20… Continue

Alfred Sirleaf is an analog blogger. He runs the “Daily News”, a news hut by the side of a major road in the middle of Monrovia. He started it a number of years ago, stating that he wanted to get news into the hands of those who couldn't afford newspapers, in the language that they could understand.
And this blackboard blogger even makes money from advertising. [via… Continue