From grant@ecoharmony.com Sun Jan 2 14:51:24 2005 Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 19:08:59 +0000 (GMT) From: Grant Ballard-TremeerTo: news@hedon.info Subject: [hedon news] HEDON newsletter (21/12/2004) Welcome to the email newsletter of the HEDON Household Energy Network. We hope you will find the information below interesting and useful. Please feel free to forward this email to others that may be interested. Do you have household energy news, events, publications, website links or market information relevant to HEDON members? Please send them to us by simply replying to this email. Seasons Greetings! ============================= Latest news and announcements - online at http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/news.htm. ============================= Contains 4 new documents. ** CONFERENCE CALLS FOR MORE PRO-POOR ENERGY POLICIES ** The "Energy for Development Conference", held in the Netherlands from 12 to 14 December 2004, and follow up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, focused on five action areas to bring sustainable energy to the poor. More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/512/news.htm ** NEW WHO PUBLICATIONS ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTION ** The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the first of a series of Indoor Air Thematic Briefings. More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/504/news.htm ** SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AFRICA (SEA) IS LOOKING FOR A PROJECT MANAGER ** SEA, a South African company promoting sustainable energy approaches and practices in the development of South Africa and Africa, is looking for a project Manager interested in sustainable energy and environment More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/501/news.htm ** FIRST STOVE PERFORMANCE TEST PROTOCOL PUBLISHED ** The first of the stove performance test protocols, the Water Boiling Test (WBT) developed by the Household Environment and Health Project with Shell Foundation support, is now available in English and Spanish to download. More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/500/news.htm Do you have relevant household energy news? Please send your household energy news items us by return email! =================== Events and meetings (see http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/events.htm) =================== Contains 9 events. Showing nearest 5. Visit http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/events.htm for the full list. ** EDUCATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ** To be held in India, starting 18 January 2005 Full details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/257/events.htm ** PRITHVI - 2005 ** To be held in India, starting 19 February 2005 Full details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/192/events.htm ** THE CAIRO 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT (EE9) ** To be held in Egypt, starting 13 March 2005 Full details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/252/events.htm ** SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PLANNING FOR CITIES - EXECUTIVE COURSE ** To be held in South Africa, starting 14 March 2005 Full details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/256/events.htm ** GLOBAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: BIOMASS ** To be held in Austria, starting 11 May 2005 Full details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/255/events.htm Do you have relevant household energy events? Please send details of forthcoming household energy events us by return email! =================== Publication library (see http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/library.htm) =================== Contains 11 new documents. Showing first 5. Visit http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/library.htm for the full list. ** WHO AND UNDP ADDRESS INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, RURAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN MOST AT RISK HEALTH & MEDICINE WEEK, 15 NOVEMBER 2004 ** Available to download at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/170/library.htm ** SCENARIO ANALYSIS FOR HOUSEHOLD ENERGY - HEALTH ** Available to download at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/168/library.htm ** SCENARIO ANALYSIS FOR HOUSEHOLD ENERGY - GENDER ** Available to download at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/167/library.htm ** SCENARIO ANALYSIS FOR HOUSEHOLD ENERGY - FORESTRY ** Available to download at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/166/library.htm ** SCENARIO ANALYSIS FOR HOUSEHOLD ENERGY - ZIMBABWE ** Available to download at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/165/library.htm Do you have relevant household energy publications? We are happy to include your papers and reports on our database. Please email them to us! ===== Links (see http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/links.htm) ===== Contains 3 new documents. ** CLIMATE CARE ** This site can be used to reduce your green house gas emissions from energy use etc. CLimate care helps repair global warming by funding projects around the world to reduce green house gases. Online link at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/586/links.htm ** CO2 CALCULATORS ** CO2 Calculators Clean up your CO2 emissions quickly and efficiently, just by using one or more of our Carbon Calculators. Although originally written for UK consumers, these calculators will work for you pretty much wherever you live - if you decide to offset your emissions, you can pay in £ sterling, US $ or Euros. Online link at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/585/links.htm ** DRMGR JATROPHA BIODIESEL PROJECT ** Our Project involves massive cultivation of Jatropha curcas in 10000 acres with the support of Tamilnadu Govt. We can produce biodiesel now itself. S.A.Alagarsamy Dr MGR Jatropha Biodiesel project 24 flat 2 Leela Apts 5th avenue Annagar Chennai-40 India Telephone: 91-44-26214429 Mobile: 09884016142 email: alagarsamy@gmail.com Online link at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/582/links.htm Do you have relevant household energy links? Please send details to us by return email! ------ This newsletter was brought to you by the HEDON Household Energy Network. For further information please visit our website at http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/index.htm or email us with your contributions, comments and suggestions. -- Please forward this email to any of your colleagues or business partners. We rely on users to spread the word about HEDON to the entire Household Energy community. In addition, please consider adding your own material to the HEDON web page resources. This is a simple process and can go a long way towards generating publicity for your activites among a select audience of professionals. 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