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By Anne Wheldon, Ashden Knowledge and Research Manager
From a global perspective, cooking on charcoal is hugely wasteful. About ten tonnes of wood are used to make just one tonne of charcoal. That wood often comes from trees that are cut down and not replaced, contributing to deforestation and forest degradation that accelerate climate change and have devastating effects on wildlife and humans.
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By Julia Hawkins, Ashden Digital and PR Manager
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By Julia Hawkins, Ashden PR and Digital Media Manager
Chances are, ask any harassed parent why they can't resist their children’s demands for the latest gadget, trainer or confectionary, and they’ll laugh hollowly in your face. But can ‘pester power’ be a force for good?
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By Joanna Walton, Ashden Head of Communications
What a year it has been at Ashden.
Share this storyBy Simon Brammer, Ashden UK Programmes Manager
As Margaret Mead, a hero of mine, once said: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
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Top tips on creating a sustainable school from Keith Webber, Okehampton College Community Energy Manager
Share this storyBy Julia Hawkins, Ashden PR and Digital Media Manager
It may come as some surprise to you, but the Ashden Awards are about more than a fancy ceremony, a few rousing speeches and canape-fuelled networking.
They're about recognising and rewarding the few amazing people out there who don't just shrug their shoulders at increasingly disturbing climate change predictions, or rising fuel prices, or poverty statistics, but who are determined to make a positive difference to this planet and all of us who live on it.
Share this storyBy Julia Hawkins, Ashden PR and Digital Media Manager
At the beginning of this month Caribbean ministers at the UN General Assembly called on its member states to pay attention to threat that climate change poses for small island states.
Share this storyBy Julia Hawkins, Ashden PR and Digital Media Manager
Ok I can’t deny it any longer: it’s Autumn. This can surely only mean one thing for all you sustainable energy pioneers out there: it’s time to start thinking about whether you could apply for a 2013 Ashden Award. And just in case you needed any persuading, here are 10 reasons why you should seriously consider it:
1. Prize money
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By David Fulford, Ashden Assessor
The Biogas Sector Partnership (BSP) in Nepal won an Ashden Award in 2006 for its innovative biogas programme. BSP works in rural areas to build biogas plants that use cattle dung to generate biogas for domestic purposes, especially for cooking.
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