SAFETY & EMERGENCY PLANNING TIPS
FACTS about the movement toward
"ETHICAL" FOODS
Fairtrade, Organic, and Local Food Movements
The Economist, December, 2007
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBILE INVENTIONS
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XO Laptop
Sunlight readable and moisture resistant computer for kids in outdoors classrooms in 3rd world countries. $100
Mobility for Each One
A prosthetic foot that costs $8 to produce and uses compression propulsion technology (same as in expensive models) which allows wearers to run
Tesla Roadster
This car is fully electric, produces zero emissions and accelerates from 0-60 in four seconds. The battery charges in less that four hours, less than 2 cents per mile. The $100,000 car will hit the roads in October.
Solar Bottle
The four-liter bottle is a solar disinfection system using UVA radiation and heat to destroy bacteria in drinking water.
Tongue Sucker
This device suctions the tongue out of the airway of an unconcious person, allowing the brain to continue to operate healthfully until paramedics arrive. It's very small and can be included in first aid kits.
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