By Loyd on October 23rd, 2009
Above: A typical village in Malawi.
What were you doing when you were 14 years old? Hanging out with friends at the mall? Talking on the phone with your friends and watching MTV? If you were William Kamkwamba you were building a windmill to generate electricity based off of a ripped picture in a book.
William was born in the Republic of Malawi, a small, landlocked country in southeast Africa squished in between Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia. Unfortunately for William it’s also one of the least developed and most densely populated countries in the world.
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Keywords: electricty, energy, green, inspirational, windmill
By admin on March 11th, 2009
With the economic downturn and people cutting corners, the price to spend a Saturday enjoying the mountain making runs continues to break the bank. Many resorts throughout the northeast average between $70 and $85 for a one day lift ticket. Where did the days of $50 and $60 lift tickets go? I remember not to long ago when we thought that was a bit unreasonable. Now it is off the charts. Read more…
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Keywords: economic downturn, Hancock Mass., Jiminy Peak, ski lifts, windmill
