A Small But Powerful Blue Flame in Nepal's Terai Arc
Conservation Dollars at Work

In Nepal, a blue flame is a positive and hopeful sign for both overcoming poverty and protecting the environment. The flame, powered by biogas, provides a valuable cooking source as well as light and heat for many homes.

It's life-changing because women are no longer stuck in unhealthy smoke-filled kitchens. And, they no longer have to search for firewood from wood debris or cut down trees or branches in nearby forests. That time can instead be spent on any number of other projects, from advancing an education to starting a business.

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Instead of burning about 5 pounds of wood each day for cooking, lighting and heating, a biogas stove burns none. Biogas homes are vital for reforestation and forest protection - forests that are home to elephants, rhinos and tigers.

Today there are 7,500 stoves in use in Nepal, saving 617 acres of forest annually-that's 33,000 tons of fuel wood saved. Each stove eliminates four metric tons of CO2 equivalents annually. And, in five years, we'll be well on our way to 40,000 biogas stoves across the Nepalese landscape. The blue flame really is a symbol of hope and success in Nepal and for WWF's work protecting amazing wildlife.

After biogas use

New Age Stephen Hakings

There has been many philosophers and scientists who tried to describe the universe and given a number of theories. It is earlier believed that the earth is a flat disc and floating over water. ………………………..………………………………..……………………… There can not be a single theory that can describe the universe and no single theory can explain all the processes involved in universe formation and development. There can be one law which is governing the universe today but whether it will govern the universe in the same way is not confirm. A simple example that which is evident is that in the early beginning of life there were only single cell organisms which does not requires any other organism to reproduce. With the passage of time different processes took place and now majority of organism are not one cell. It is evident that no single law is applicable through out and it also proved that the laws will different.

Radon Public Service Announcement (PSA.) Environmental Protection Agency Designates January 2011 as National Radon Action Month

One in 15 homes in the United States has elevated radon levels, and 21,000 deaths are attributed to this cause each year, second only to smoking in causing lung cancer deaths.

As a result, January 2011 has been declared “National Radon Action Month” by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and health and environmental agencies across the U.S. and homeowners and renters are being urged to test their homes for this gas. Offices, schools and government facilities are also being asked to test for the deadly carcinogen. Heightened awareness of the threat is resulting in large penalties and fines to owners from complaints of indoor air quality violations within the workplace.

The World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the President’s Cancer Panel have all called for stronger policies regarding radon gas, since 2009. Scientist world wide agree the threat is real. The WHO is using the measurement 1.7 pCi/L of air for radon, while the U.S. currently used 4.0.

“Based on this new standard, nearly twice as many homes and buildings that will require radon mitigation in the coming years,” said Ross Aton, a radon mitigator in Indiana and Kentucky.

During National Radon Action Month, the EPA, with the U.S. Surgeon General, are escalating efforts to educate the public about radon and its dangers and what can be done to correct the problem or minimize the health risk. The media is encouraged to participate in promoting any information possible.

“Radon is invisible and odourless, so one could live in a home with elevated levels for years without knowing it,” said James Gelina, owner of Air Quality Control Agency Inc., a radon remediation firm in the U.S.

“January is a perfect time for these awareness activities. Since homes are closed up for the winter, it’s an ideal time to assess indoor radon concentrations,” he said.

Gandhi - Father of Nation