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when a mistake is made in a development program, it is not publicized to avoid upsetting donors. ... Fear of failure due to innovation represses development. - Appropedia

Sprouting, composting... (Stub page - please add to it.) - Appropedia

To make change you need the following... - Appropedia

Policy templates to help green your school. - Appropedia

Fungi can be thought of as the primary governors of ecological equilibrium because they control the flow of nutrients. - Appropedia

Design and choice of building materials have a major impact on a building's earthquake safety. - Appropedia

From program monitoring to aid distribution and simple communication. - Appropedia

guide to Green Living info on Appropedia - Appropedia

During the day, sleeping in a tent is like sleeping in a sauna, even with a shade structure. This little solar swamp cooler chills the space enough for me to get a good rest. - Appropedia

based primarily on federal US government sources. - Appropedia

examine the way this industry uses water and how conservation methods can be used to increase efficiencies and thus possibly decrease the need for dams. - Appropedia

there are a lot of things, most importantly washing in cold water and line drying, which are not only greener, but will make your clothes last longer (as long as you don't leave them outside too long). - Appropedia

The positions below are available throughout 2011. Long and short term positions will be considered. - Appropedia

Growing food in local gardens, to create resilience and to reduce resource use. The term originates in wartime. - Appropedia

designed for World Shelters to use as transitional shelter for people in Haiti affected by the January 2010 Earthquake. - Appropedia

A green building minimizes impact on the environment through resource conservation in the choice of materials, construction methods, and ongoing consumption. - Appropedia

A scientist looks at the pros and cons - Appropedia

The main purpose of an anaerobic digester (pictured above) is to kill pathogens and reduce the amount of solid waste - Appropedia

An important phase of Secondary Treatment at the Arcata Waste Water Treatment Facility. They perform a unique filtration process. - Appropedia

Aquaculture is the cultivation of marine or fresh water organisms in a controlled environment for scientific or business purposes. - Appropedia

the final product from a wastewater treatment plant. - Appropedia

Accessibility, environmental impact, built environment and car design. - Appropedia

Composting of human faeces (or "feces") is Nature’s way of safely reintegrating waste with the soil. - Appropedia

(Stub article, needs work.) Internet cafe made of a standard 20ft shipping container - Appropedia

A very good-looking way to improve indoor air quality. Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) at Humboldt State University - Appropedia

build one from a plastic drink bottle - Appropedia

Arcata Educational Farm's greywater marsh - Appropedia

Junk mail results in excess carbon dioxide, loss of natural habitat, and loss of plant and animal life - Appropedia

also know as bioswales, shallow depressions to carry rainwater and allow absorption into the groundwater. - Appropedia

Protecting a waterway from sediment - Appropedia