I’ve been aware of this blog for a while now, and I’m surprised it’s not really been picked up by the regular media yet. Anyway, without further ado, introducing Mr. William Kamkwamba:

http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/williamkamkwamba/

He’s a student in Malawi. He’s also a bit of an engineer, and he’s built himself an enormous windmill to provide power for his family.

It’s a great blog about wind power in the developing world. It is also a fantastic example of sustainable technology and it’s a great story too.

I’ve already bought the film rights, and I’ll be releasing my movie, “William and the Windmill” in Summer 2008. So back off, Mr Peter Jackson.

At last! An answer to some of the world’s biggest recycling mysteries!

This hardcore recycling guide is from Confessions of a Closet Environmentalist, a blog all about the attempts of a couple of environmentally minded students who are trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle on a student budget.

The blog’s author is an environmental engineer in training who has an “unhealthy obsession with trash” - check out her other posts on recycling to see what I mean. Lots of useful links in there too, which is nice.

The post comes with a warning and an explanation for the reason that lots of local councils don’t tell you very much about what you can and can’t recycle. I was in Germany recently where everything gets recycled and have often wondered why my local recycling service don’t take away my plastic bottles. I’ll investigate further and report back when I learn more.

Following on from yesterday’s post all about the plastic bag menace, I’ve done a bit of a survey to see if anyone has any alternative uses for them. And do you know what? They do!

So, without any further ado, may I present to you (in no particular order) The How Ethical! 25 Alternative Uses for Plastic Bags™

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