Hexayurt Country: Implementation, Objections and Extensions 30 Replies

Yesterday evening, and just before today's #crisiscampldn, Vinay Gupta produced a 6 page document that's worth reading: http://bit.ly/haitiplanAt the core, it's about providing water, food, shelter a…

Started by Lucas. Last reply by Lucas Feb 5.

RepTab - The Open Source CNC Torch Table

RepTab, the open source CNC torch table, a distant cousin of RepRap, has been featured in MAKE zine. Please check it out: http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=1424

Started by Marcin Jakubowski Jan 26.

Oil in Haiti - Economic Reasons for the UN/US occupation? (pre-earthquake) 4 Replies

This was written a while back. A lot of this got going in 2004.http://open.salon.com/blog/ezili_danto/2009/1 a look at the scale of the US Embassy in Haiti:http://www.haitiaction.net/News/RAW/2_28_8/…

Started by T. Loos. Last reply by T. Loos Jan 26.

Clean water from a pond or river - the life saver bottle 2 Replies

Michael Pritchard's water filter turns filthy water drinkable http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/micha should be tried out and if indeed it works as shown, it could be a mainstay, one of those approp…

Tagged: filter, water

Started by Sepp. Last reply by Sepp Jan 26.

Solar Water Disinfection 3 Replies

Six hours of sunlight will disinfect water in a clear container. A simple solar disinfector is a plastic bottle full of water exposed to the sun. I hope our brothers and sisters in Haiti are using…

Started by gmoke. Last reply by Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson Jan 25.

Solar Cottage Industry in Haiti

Richard Komp has been building solar collectors around the world for the last few decades. He has set up local solar electric cottage industries in such countries as Nicaragua, Peru, Mali, and Haiti…

Started by gmoke Jan 20.

COTS gasifier stove 13 Replies

Lost patrol checking in..... Been busy hiding out and building stuff again. Here is a gasifier cookstove made from common off the shelf parts. My build instructions: http://www.instructables.com/id…

Started by T. Loos. Last reply by T. Loos Jan 18.

Why Do We Kill? 1 Reply

This may be one of those ancient philosophical questions but why is it that all the things we feel threatened by the usual reaction is it must die because only with death can we bring balance? I am n…

Started by Ken Asmus. Last reply by Sepp Jan 12.

Hummingbird, Flower Pot Heaters, and Solar Aluminum Blinds

Hat tip boingboing.net The people who make this hummingbird feeding mask also make the Heatstick, a floor to ceiling duct and fan system to recirculate the hottest air in the room from the ceiling…

Started by gmoke Jan 8.

e-agriculture web site - very very exciting 2 Replies

http://www.e-agriculture.org/ What is e-Agriculture? e-agriculture is a global initiative to enhance sustainable agricultural development and food security by improving the use of information, comm…

Started by Vinay Gupta. Last reply by Maureen Boling Dec. 31, 2009.