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OB/GYN’s Solar Suitcase Saves Lives in Poor Nations
Dr. Stachel saw midwives delivering babies by kerosene lantern. She observed a cesarean section during which the lights went out, forcing the surgeons to finish using her flashlight. She watched as a woman who arrived with a uterine rupture and barely a pulse was told to find a clinic with power.
“I was seeing the sickest patients I’d ever seen in rooms not as well equipped as an American garage,” she said. “I would be there at night and think, ‘I’m just here to watch these women die.’ ”
Without reliable electricity and standard tools, “(hospital workers) couldn’t do the job they were trained to do,” she said.
So instead of giving medical advice, she decided to get them more reliable power. As it happened, she knew whom to ask. Her husband, Hal Aronson, has spent more than a decade teaching about renewable energy systems throughout California.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/15/BUFR1LHQVQ.DTL#ixzz1ayfEwMdF
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Upcoming Events October 2011
Electric Car aficionados to gather for “Tailgate without Tailpipes”
Electric vehicle owners and enthusiasts are gathering on Sunday at the California Center for Sustainable Energy for a “Tailgate without Tailpipes.” for more information: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/14/tailgate-without-tailpipes-electric-car-enthusias/
The center, or CCSE, is providing a picnic lunch and updates on progress toward more public charging stations in San Diego as well as the status of delayed state rebates on new electric vehicles.
When: Sunday 10-16-2011 Where: 8690 Balboa Ave, Ste 100, San Diego, CA To Register: www.uniontrib.com/energy
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ASID Kitchen Tour
When: Saturday, 10-22-2011 9a.m. to 5p.m. Where: Sites are located within San Diego County.
Read more at: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/14/recipes-for-dream-kitchens/
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