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The Vol. I No. 1 SustainableVillage APPLIANCES 123 Washing Machines MICROENTERPRISES 125 Cooking 4 MicroBusiness Ideas 127 Kitchen WATER 129 Sewing 130 Refrigerators 17 Pumping 134 Communications 32 Storage 137 Entertainment 34 Treatment 43 Distillers CONSERVATION 44 Water Saving 140 Composting Toilets 46 Rainwater 146 Greywater Systems ENERGY HEATING AND COOLING 47 Hydrogen 148 Insulation 48 Hydro Electric 150 Fans and Solar Cooling 50 Wind Generators 154 Solar Water Heating 53 Generators, Motors, Etc. 160 Woodstoves 55 Photovoltaics 161 Space Heating 65 Trackers and Mounts 163 Solar Space and Water Heating 68 Laptop and Flashlight Chargers 69 Dry Cell Batteries and Chargers ECOLOGY 73 Inverters 165 Home 80 Power Conditioning 166 Personal Care 81 Converters 167 Alternative Transportation 82 Deep Cycle Batteries 168 Shelter 85 Battery Chargers and Accessories 170 Educational Toys/Gifts 88 Voltage Regulators BOOKS The Sustainable Village 94 System Components 171 Composting Toilets/Greywater 717 Poplar Ave LIGHTING Boulder, CO 80304 172 Appropriate Technology 99 DC Lighting Tel 303-998-1323 • 888-317-1600 173 Make Your Own 108 Lanterns email us at: 174 Ecology and Environment 109 Flashlights [email protected] 175 Hydronic Heating 111 Outdoor Lighting 176 Remote Medical Website: For our complete 113 Commercial Lighting 177 Water inventory of over 8,000 products: 179 Hydro and Wind Power www.thesustainablevillage.com. TOOLS 180 Solar Electric 116 Tools Printed on 100% recycled 181 Solar Cooking 118 Farm and Ranch paper (40% post consumer 181 Renewable Energy 121 Remote Medical waste) with soy based ink. 182 Alternative Transportation Key to symbols: REMOTE MEDICAL 183 Biogas Freight collect – too big 121 Centrifuge, Refrigeration 183 Alternative Building for UPS. 187 Gardening, Farming, Forestry INDEX . 190 FOR DETAILED INFORMATION AND MORE PRODUCTS • WWW.THESUSTAINABLEVILLAGE.COM 11 THE SUSTAINABLE VILLAGE Sustainable Journal Entries . Sept. 10th, 2001, late afternoon. I con- clude an agreement to sell my remain- Sustainable Development in Action ing 49.9% interest in Jade Mountain, Inc., which had recently merged with e have eyes to see, ears to hear, hearts to feel and hands to act. Our world Real Goods into Gaiam Energy Tech. I Whas escalating problems that we can no longer ignore. One billion people start seriously considering my retire- struggle to survive on one dollar a day, 80% of the global population lives in sub- ment plan of focusing on my book standard housing, 70% are unable to read, and 50% of everyone on the planet business (www.awrbooks.com). suffers from malnutrition.1 35,000 children die from hunger daily, and every major Sept. 11th, early morning. I wake up to the news of the terrorist attacks on ecosystem is in measurable decline. the World Trade Center and It is possible to eradicate hunger and The Sustainable Village connects Washington, D.C. It’s such an obvious illiteracy as well as provide clean water, organizations, projects, volunteers and attack on business that it makes me sanitation, education and health care for knowledge. We provide technological wonder how the business community everyone. The UN Development Agency services required for international could respond. What are the “roots of terrorism”? What conditions conspire estimates it would require an additional sustainable development projects. in the creation and education of a ter- $40 billion annually, intelligently spent. rorist? We have the technological solutions; it’s Worldwide sustainability will require the Sept. 14th. I read an article about an time for implementation. largest public/private collaboration in history; forged out of necessity, global in its Afghani mother of several children No one country or organization alone can who is asked what she plans to do reach and unparalleled in its purpose. solve these global issues. It’s up to all of given the possibility of bombing raids us, the global community. We can by the US. She answers that it would Focusing on developing countries, we aid increasingly network and leverage our be a blessing if she and her children projects dealing with energy generation, strengths in partnership with each other. were killed, that their lives are too public health, sustainable agriculture, miserable, poor and hopeless for them One important step is for the thousands of safe water, long-distance communications to care about staying alive. public and private organizations already and micro-enterprise employment. All Sept. 15th. Instead of retiring, I decide involved to proactively share information, of our profits go toward funding and to start a new business dedicated to understanding and resources. Worldwide promoting renewable energy and micro- using appropriate technology products sustainability will require the largest enterprise activities. in ways to provide more education, public/private collaboration in history; health care, small businesses, and new forged out of necessity, global PROJECT FUNDING AND NETWORKING opportunities for people living in in its reach and unparal- We connect projects with remote areas of developing countries. leled in its purpose. funding sources and contacts October 1st. Sustainable Village doing similar work. We Articles of Organization filed. The Sustainable charge for – as well as October 31st. Jade Mountain moves Village works to donate – services and out and The Sustainable Village takes implement positive, over the space at 717 Poplar Avenue. small-scale solu- equipment. November 5th. First employee, Alden tions to global SYSTEM DESIGN AND Taylor, starts. problems. We ENGINEERING leverage renew- December 12th. We’re back and run- We engineer all types of able energy, appro- ning with 16 people and new projects sustainable development in Columbia, Nigeria, Iceland, The priate technology and systems: from solar, wind, bio- United Arab Emirates, Nepal, microenterprise ideas to mass and micro-hydro Indonesia, Kenya, and Tibet. improve quality of life, The Sustainable Village: offering the physical, financial and intellectual tools electricity generation to December 14th. New working part- save money, create jobs, for visions of sustainability to become reality. rainwater catchment, water nership with members from the increase productivity and purification and communications. We International Hospital for Children, protect the environment. These antidotes representatives from the US and have the expertise to identify the to poverty, social injustice and poor edu- Pakistani governments, Engineers appropriate technology and design for cation also prevent the all-too-common Without Borders–USA, and the Rocky almost all requirements and budgets. We cycle of violence. Mountain Institute to improve and have 35 years experience and thousands develop Afghani refugee camps using Additionally, sustainable development of successful installations worldwide. appropriate technology and sustain- solutions address multiple social problems able development. EQUIPMENT AND PARTS SUPPLY simultaneously. Public sector problems With the largest selection of renewable Steve Troy are inextricably linked and require energy equipment in the world and long- Founder and Manager, comprehensive, systemic solutions. For standing relationships with over 1000 The Sustainable Village example, a single project can create jobs, manufacturers, we can ensure the most reduce the spread of disease, economize economical systems. 1 Calculations by Dr. Philip Harter of the Stanford resources and produce clean energy. University School of Medicine. 2 888.317.1600 • TECHNICAL 303.998.1323 • FAX 303.449.1348 • EMAIL: [email protected] THE SUSTAINABLE VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY History and Heritage We help organizations get all the hard- We’re a new organization with old and ware they need to remote locations. deep roots in sustainability. Steve Troy, one of the pioneers in appropriate INSTALLATION AND TRAINING technology, began working in the We provide our own on-site development field in 1966. installation experts or we Since that time he has can network organiza- founded or co-founded 14 tions with experts businesses including living in the same Jade Mountain, Real countries as their Goods, Planetary projects. We also Micro-Enterprising Solutions and Gaiam help train people Energy Tech. He Very small businesses called to install and main- created The Sustainable micro-enterprises are built on tain renewable Village specifically to do dreams and hard work, but the energy and sustain- this important work in assistance they need is often in able development developing countries. short supply. Nowhere is this systems. Partners, Customers and more apparent than in parts of the WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT, Suppliers world where equipment, trans- PRINT PRODUCTION AND MARKETING We work with local and international portation and reliable electricity Our veteran graphics and marketing staff non- and for-profit organizations, and telecommunications can be help renewable energy and sustainable religious and secular groups, hard to come by. This catalog development organizations improve their governments and individuals – anyone and our accompanying web site Internet presence, communications working with sustainable development. serve as tools to foster new oppor- materials and marketing. We charge We network and share resources, groups that can afford these services and tunities for rural entrepreneurs. leveraging each other’s skills so that we use the profits to help groups doing We complement