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Green Empowerment: the Blog
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Joseph Marino and Philip Beard visit Hogar Amiguitos
– Written by Philip Beard, 17 June 2008
(Background: Joseph Marino, President/CEO of DC Power Systems in Healdsburg, CA, and his longtime friend and facilitator Philip Beard arrived in Nicaragua on May 22, 2008 for a 2-week stay. The main purpose of their visit was to investigate potential sites for solar energy installations, to be undertaken [...]
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What’s a Biodigestor?
The ultimate in closed-cycle resource use: The Biodigestor. You put cow manure in one end and get out usable cooking gas and organic fertilizer. The odorless gas is piped into the kitchen where it can be burned for 4-5hrs a day, replacing the need to collect firewood. The liquid fertilizer is rich in nutrients to [...]
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