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East Africa’s Great Rift Valley is Geothermal Gold Mine

East Africa is set to get a natural boost next year by tapping into the sizeable reservoir of geothermal energy in its Rift Valley, according to a statement released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Engineers using new seismic tools to locate hot spots hit powerful veins of steam, warmed by heat from Earth’s core, [...]

December 21st, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Business and Economy, Ecology & Outdoors | Leave a comment

10 Million Kenyans threatened by starvation

One in every three Kenyans is in danger of starvation in Kenya after harvests failed because of drought and also the post-election violence, which affected the country’s bread basket districts in Western, Nyanza and Rift Valley provinces.
The government declared a national emergency and will lift the import duty on maize until the next major harvest. [...]

January 10th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Ecology & Outdoors, Life and Society | Leave a comment