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Paliyans Unaware of Welfare
The chief executive of the Dindigul District in India’s Tamil Nadu took a lengthy trek into a remote Paliyan village on January 23 to listen to the people discuss their issues. According to an article in The Hindu, Collector T. G. Vinay hiked nearly 14 kilometers into the village of Moongilpallam in the forested Kodaikanal […]
Solar Lighting for the Batek
Three different Malaysian news sources over the past month featured a story about gifts of solar-powered lighting for Batek villages that are off the electric grid. In its report dated August 30, the Malaysian Insight, a news website, said that the Batek in Kampung Aur had received the electric lights on August 8 as a […]
New Radios for the Ju/’hoansi
The press in Namibia reported last week that the Nyae Nyae Conservancy had just held its annual meeting, with representatives from all 37 Ju/’hoansi villages attending. The major order of business was distributing a new solar-powered Lifeline radio to each village. The website for the Lifeline radio indicates that it is designed for remote locations […]
A Net-Zero Chicken Barn
A Hutterite colony in Southcentral Alberta is developing a net-zero egg layer barn, a large chicken facility that hopefully will use no more energy than it generates. A feature in The Western Producer, a weekly publication for the agricultural industry of Western Canada, covered the development of the experimental barn on the Brant Hutterite Colony […]
Cow Poop Powers Thai Stoves
A Rural Thai village that is off the grid is evangelizing about the value of renewable energy: bio-gas from cow manure for cooking, and solar panels for lighting homes. Last week Agence France-Presse featured the story of how community leaders in Pa Deng village have formed a network of alternative energy users—and advocates. Pa Deng […]
Solar Power for a Hutterite Colony
The Green Acres Hutterite colony, on its 20,000 acres in southeastern Alberta, manages a number of farming operations, a plastics recycling facility, and the largest solar farm in Western Canada.
Ladakhi Village Electrified
Last month, Paras Loomba led a team of volunteers into Shingo, a remote Ladakhi village, to install a new, solar powered, electrical system for the villagers. The village, located within the well-known Hemis National Park, has never had electricity before. The national park, home to the densest concentration of snow leopards of any protected area […]
Electricity in a Ladakhi Village
The Ladakhi people of Sumda Chenmo had never enjoyed electricity in their remote village, located in the Ripchar Valley of the Zanskar Range, in southwestern Ladakh. On August 20 in the early evening, a trekking expedition turned on the lights. While trekking expeditions frequently go through the valley, this group of people had other goals […]
Solar Energy in Ladakh (Environmental Concerns of Peaceful Societies, Part 2)
The Dalai Lama was pleased last week to be involved in opening a solar lighting installation in Ladakh, the latest in a series of alternative energy projects in the region. According to a news report last Thursday, he took part in a ceremony opening a new, 10 KW solar plant in Leh, the capital of […]
Solar Powered Amish
An Ohio Amish family owns three stores that use several electrical appliances and that advertise on the Internet. An article in the Detroit Free Press on Monday this week describes the unusual Amish furniture, bakery, and bulk foods stores run by Daniel Miller and his brothers Larry and Harry, Jr., in Adams County, Ohio. These […]
