OpenIDEO - How can we improve sanitation and better manage human waste in low-income urban communities? - Inspiration

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How can we improve sanitation and better manage human waste in low-income urban communities?

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Respecting the potential of poop!

John Hall, in his song "Power", called biogas "the spirit of living things as they return to clay" How can sanitation inspire the creation of beauty? Can poetry make sanitation beautiful?

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Sabra Marcroft

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December 12, 2010, 08:17AM

And here's the listing for biogas
http://www.appropedia.org/Biogas

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Sabra Marcroft

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December 12, 2010, 08:14AM

http://www.appropedia.org/Understanding_Ethanol_Fuel_Production_and_Use
This is a link to an extensive overview of ethanol fuel production.

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Sabra Marcroft

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December 11, 2010, 05:00AM

http://www.projectgaia.com/ works to provide clean burning alcohol fuel stoves where they are needed most. Fuel alcohol can be made from food scraps as part of the composting process. The art of cooking is a joy in people's lives when they have enough good food to work with.

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