From flying toilets to free methane
Afrigadget has some excellent photos of a novel design for a latrine in the Nairobi Kibera neighborhood. Kibera is a huge neighborhood, home to approximately… Read More »From flying toilets to free methane
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Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Jewels in the Jungle: Rediscovering the Afrodeutsch
Bill of Jewels in the Jungle is running a fascinating set of articles for Black History Month, focusing on the Afrodeutsche (Afro-German) identity. Bill is… Read More »Jewels in the Jungle: Rediscovering the Afrodeutsch
You just can’t make this stuff up. Well, Orwell could.
My friends at Kubatana posted an interesting set of documents today, the police announcements prohibiting demonstrations and rallies in several neighborhoods of Harare. The documents… Read More »You just can’t make this stuff up. Well, Orwell could.
Who’s happy and why?
Sometimes my hunger for new data sets gets the best of me. After staring at Adrian White’s map of global happiness, I just had to… Read More »Who’s happy and why?
Food miles: green good sense, ill-considered hype, or naked protectionism?
A few years ago, as Alex Steffen (founder of Worldchanging.com, where I serve as chairman of the board of directors) and I were getting to… Read More »Food miles: green good sense, ill-considered hype, or naked protectionism?
Celebrating Grandpa Bob’s Birthday
“All I want for my birthday is absolute power. Oh, and diamond mines. And maybe a nice motor coach.” Robert Mugabe didn’t actually say this.… Read More »Celebrating Grandpa Bob’s Birthday