Regional Roundup Oct 20, 2008
Among other things, participants will learn about the magic of solar cooking, learn to make solar etchings and build a model solar car. Admission is free. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Namibia: Nation Switches On to Solar Power Sep 6, 2008
Solar cooking stoves are already produced in northern Namibia. Solar water heating (SWH) via electric geysers constitutes the highest portion of electricity generated from renewable energy in Namibia. (allAfrica.com)
Participants eager for todays North Iowa Fair beginning Jul 23, 2008
UNI solar cooking, All-Seasons Building ... 5:30 p.m. UNI Solar Cooking, All-Seasons Building. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
N.I. Fair features lawn mower races Jul 22, 2008
Wednesday UNI Center for Environmental Education will be in the All-Seasons Demonstration area from 1 to 7 p.m. An Energy Jeopardy game will be played at 1 and 4 p.m. and solar cooking demonstrations will be at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m.. Wednesday Step Up & Recycle will be presented by Margo Underwood at 5:30 p.m. in keeping with Waste Management Day and the 4-H Recycling project for the months of July and August. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Business briefs Jul 2, 2008
Solar cooking on local engineers' minds todayThe San Joaquin Valley/Fresno Professional Chapter of Engineers without Borders-USA will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at the Sierra Nut House, Blackstone and Nees avenues. The program will include a presentation on solar cooking. (Fresno Bee)
Building a better Rwanda Mar 21, 2008
The mission included the replacement of a bridge, construction of rocket stoves (a porous type of structure made of clay and straw) and teaching a class about solar cooking. An extra mission Baughman added was a dental project at the Seventh-day Adventist dental clinic. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Baja Arizona is Online Mar 1, 2008
Classes on safe practices as well as canning, cheese and yogurt making, international cuisine, solar cooking and healthy cooking with fresh vegetables and leaner grass-fed meats would also be offered. How You Can Help Us. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
'Step it Up' event will spotlight green push Nov 2, 2007
The event, featuring live music and speakers, aims to call on Congress to cut carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050, and will include a series of stations with educational events related to sustainability, such as solar cooking, trivia games and the latest technologies in green building. Congressman Harry Mitchell will speak at 12:15 p.m. State Reps. (AZCentral -- News)
Solar lifeline Sep 18, 2007
Solar cooking seemed the solution ... But when they approached the large relief organizations, they received a lukewarm response: the cultural and educational challenges involved in solar cooking were felt to be insurmountable ... Kamenir-Reznik and her colleagues were certain solar cooking would work in the camps, and they persisted. (CNN -- International)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE LIFESTYLE BUDGET Sep 11, 2007
That's what some converts to solar cooking are preaching and practicing. 1,750. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
When the sun is shining, break out the solar oven Aug 23, 2007
Solar cooking has long been the domain of wilderness campers looking to harness the sun's energy to make backwoods brownies ... DURATION OF TIME FOR SOLAR COOKING ON A SUNNY DAY. (Globe and Mail)
Preheat your oven to sunny Aug 2, 2007
That s what some converts to solar cooking are preaching and practicing ... Through the Fresno Rotary Club, Wilfred and Marie Pimentel have demonstrated solar cooking in various African countries ... In developing countries, where food often is heated over open fires, solar cooking can accomplish a lot more, the Pimentels say. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Solar eating Jul 26, 2007
Solar cooking works reliably in the Central Valley between May and October, he says ... That's what some converts to solar cooking are preaching and practicing ... Through the Fresno Rotary Club, Wilfred and Marie Pimentel have demonstrated solar cooking in various African countries. (Fresno Bee)
Saving graces: The push to conserve Jul 15, 2007
At the time, Meyer said, she saved about $40 a month on her electric bill during the winter and $140 in the summer months by solar cooking her food and by avoiding using her clothes dryer and air conditioning. To solar cook, all you need is a sunny day, water-resistant, aluminum-laminated cardboard, a clear plastic oven-roasting bag to create a mini-greenhouse effect, and a dark pot with a tight-fitting lid for maximum heat absorption. (Boston Globe)
Catching rays: Solar cooking's hip for saving energy, keeping homes cool Jul 14, 2007
Catching rays: Solar cooking's hip for saving energy, keeping homes cool ... Another thing about solar cooking you don't need a hot day. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
Hot Off The Grid Jul 12, 2007
Solar cooking typically takes two to three times as long as conventional cooking ... "What it is with the solar oven is you start to develop an intuitive sense. It's a little closer to nature," says Don Larson, assistant manager at Common Ground, a nonprofit organic garden supply and education center in Palo Alto, where he teaches classes on solar cooking and building solar ovens ... History of solar cooking. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kenya: Switch On the Sun to Get Cooking Jul 5, 2007
"Since solar cooking takes a longer time, we will be able to do other domestic chores such as fetching water and even looking after animals as the food cooks, killing two birds with the same stone," observed Grace Orumai, smiling ... "Solar cooking involves cooking outside, and most Kenyans do not like cooking outside. A lot of awareness creation is needed in this area, because solar cookers remain unpopular in the country," Jackson Maina, acting director of the renewable energy section in the... (allAfrica.com)
Cooking With The Sun Jul 3, 2007
The Solar Oven Society manufactures the Sport Solar Oven; it's also a not-for-profit organization that promotes solar cooking in the U.S. as a way to raise funds to encourage solar cooking overseas. You can buy the Sport directly from this site; it is also a good site for recipes. (CBS News)
Solar cooking May 16, 2007
Wednesday 16 May, 2007. Subscribe to Video feeds. (Greenwood Commonwealth, MS)
Solar, wind power there for taking Apr 30, 2007
Six thousand houses have solar cooking facilities and 60 greenhouses use solar heating. Most of the city s traffic lights and streetlights are powered by solar energy. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Local Earth Day observances planned Apr 17, 2007
Demonstrations of solar cooking, rain water harvesting, goat milking and composting with worms will take place. A petting zoo will include pygmy goats, snakes and other creepy crawlies. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Around your town Apr 17, 2007
Celebrate Earth Day at the Sierra Vista Farmers Market on Saturday at the northwest corner of Wilcox and Carmichael, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn about solar cooking, composting with worms and rain water harvesting. A petting zoo includes snakes, tarantulas and pygmy goats. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Safe drinking water for the world Apr 6, 2007
Several years ago, Rotary Club of Fresno members Walt and Diane Parrish spent five weeks in Uganda teaching solar cooking ... "The indicator is part of the Integrated Cooking Method, which also uses solar energy, brick rocket stoves and heat-retaining cookers. The indicator is a polycarbonate plastic tube filled with a soy-based wax. It dangles by a fishing line weighted with small washers. The wax will begin to melt at 160 degrees, indicating the water is safe to drink. The devices are reusable... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
A healthier way to cook Jan 26, 2007
But solar cooking is more than a way of life for them ... There, solar cooking is healthier than cooking over smoky wood fires, Kigali Rotary member Cally Alles says ... "People are beginning to pay attention."But solar cooking can be a hard sell to people used to age-old cooking methods like barbecuing or boiling food over a wood fire. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
