Kenya Environmental & Political News Weblog
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Inventor of Kenya’s ‘MoneyMaker’ Irrigation Pumps Wins $100,000 Award
Posted: April 23, 2008, 7:24 pm by Phil
The inventor of manual irrigation pumps used by peasant farmers in Africa has won the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability. Martin Fisher is the co-founder and CEO of the nonprofit KickStart, which develops and markets tools such as the pumps that can help small-scale rural farmers. Nearly 62,000 people in Kenya, Tanzania and Mali are running profitable [...] -
Winners of UNEP Champions of the Earth Awards 2008 Call for Urgent Action on Climate Change
Posted: April 23, 2008, 7:23 pm by Phil
Catalysts for the Global Green Economy Honored at Gala Evening in Singapore Singapore/Nairobi, 22 April 2008 - Seven leading lights in the battle against global warming who are also catalyzing the transition to a greener and leaner global economy were today acknowledged as the 2008 Champions of the Earth. The winners, ranging from His Serene Highness Prince [...]
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