star.gif (2664 bytes)A Down To Earth Supplement
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             No.16,  November  30, 2000
Gobar means animal dung in Hindi. All of rural India uses it in a variety of ways. Ways that exemplify sustainable existence. That's why we use it, too.

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COW PATS
NOVEL SOLUTION
Old PCs pile up and pollute landfills. So Mitsubishi (Japan) and IBM (USA) have started recycling used computers to fill potholes on city streets and to make industrial-grade flooring. The chips are salvaged and resold for use inside handheld games and electronic plush dolls.

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 TRANSMITTING TURTLE
‘Chandra’ is the first sea turtle in India to be watched from space. In April, ‘Chandra’ was released into the Bay of Bengal by wildlife biologists with a satellite transmitter fitted on its back, to track its movements in the ocean. These sea faring creatures roam far and wide.


EYE OPENERS

F A C T S   O F   L I F E
eye_01.gif (4622 bytes) IF each of the estimated 10 million office workers in UK used one less staple pin a day (by reusing a paper clip perhaps), they could save 120 tonnes of steel in a year.
THE United States, with its 214 million motor vehicles, has paved 6.3 million kilometres (3.9 million miles) of roads, enough to circle the Earth at the equator 157 times!!