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About Me

Graduate Student/Researcher/Collaborator

As the Hopi prophecy states: “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”

Interests in Appropriate Technology

Social and Environmental Justice, Energy, Chemistry, Climate, Water, Pollution, Plastics/Petrochemicals, Mining, Soil, Agriculture, Food, Transportation and Planning

Experience in Appropriate Technology

currently designing program to address plastic proliferation in watersheds (including marine environment)
internship with Appropedia
bio-dynamic farming/living
intentional community design
San Gregorio House [San Gregorio, California] Wikipedia: San Gregorio House

Favorite Appropedia Pages

Ocean Pollution - Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Describes Phenomenon of Marine Debris (Plastic/Garbage Pollution in our Global Ocean).
Arcata plastic bags - Explores impacts (embedded energy/C) of single-use plastic bags in Arcata, California (great sections on policy and justice).
Index of environmental articles - Index of environmental articles.
Amazing page! Plastics recovery manual (created by ISF-IAI, Ingénieurs sans Frontières - Ingénieurs Assistance Internationale).
Wood-Plastic Composite Fabrication- Comprehensive review of wood-plastic composites.
Affordable aerial photography - affordable aerial photography starter how-to reference

Experience and Resources

I have the following experience, skills or resources to share with Engr370:

UN/NOAA-sponsored 5th International Marine Debris Conference Participation and workshops including: Nets to Energy Program (NOAA/Schnitzer Steel) and Waste to Energy Facility/Technology Tour (Covanta Energy)
exposure to Commercial Recycled Cooking Oil Biodiesel Plant
currently designing plans for marine plastic/marine debris repurposing and conversion (as well as for land-based unsorted plastics)

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+== About Me ==
+[[File:75798 484539023080 792173080 5596120 4102363 n.jpg|thumb|left]]
+: Graduate Student/Researcher/Collaborator
+'''As the Hopi prophecy states: “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”'''
-== About Me ==
-: Nicole Caputo
-: Researcher/Collaborator
 == Interests in Appropriate Technology ==
-*Plastics
+'''Social and Environmental Justice''',
-*Energy
+Energy,
-*Water
+Chemistry,
-*Mining
+Climate,
-*Soil
+Water,
-*Agriculture
+Pollution,
-*Food
+Plastics/Petrochemicals,
-*Life
+Mining,
-*Transportation
+Soil,
-*Planning
+Agriculture,
+Food,
+Transportation
+and Planning
 == Experience in Appropriate Technology ==
 *currently designing program to address plastic proliferation in watersheds (including marine environment)
+*internship with Appropedia
 *bio-dynamic farming/living
-*San Gregorio House [San Gregorio, California]
+*intentional community design
+*San Gregorio House [San Gregorio, California] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:San_Gregorio_House,_Old_Stage_Rd.,_San_Gregorio,_CA_10-30-2011_2-02-33_PM.JPG Wikipedia: San Gregorio House]
-[[Category:Engr305 Appropriate Technology]]
+== Favorite Appropedia Pages==
+*[[Ocean Pollution - Great Pacific Garbage Patch ]] - Describes Phenomenon of Marine Debris (Plastic/Garbage Pollution in our Global Ocean).
+*[[Arcata plastic bags]] - Explores impacts (embedded energy/C) of single-use plastic bags in Arcata, California (great sections on policy and justice).
+*[[User:RichardF/Index of environmental articles| Index of environmental articles ]]- Index of environmental articles.
+*Amazing page! [http://www.appropedia.org/Plastic_recycling| Plastics recovery manual] (created by ISF-IAI, Ingénieurs sans Frontières - Ingénieurs Assistance Internationale).
+*[[Wood-Plastic Composite Fabrication]]- Comprehensive review of wood-plastic composites.
+*[[Affordable aerial photography]] - affordable aerial photography starter how-to reference
+==Related Links==
+[http://iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/news/marine_and_tsunami_debris/debris_news.php International Pacific Research Center:Marine and Tsunami Debris News]
+[http://www.algalita.org/index.php Algalita Marine Research Foundation]
+[http://www.oceanvoyagesinstitute.org/ Ocean Voyages Institute: Project Kaisei]
+[http://www.surfrider.org/programs/entry/rise-above-plastics Surfrider's Rise Above Plastics Program]
+[http://blueoceansciences.blogspot.com/ Blue Ocean Sciences]
+[http://plasticpollutioncoalition.org/ Plastic Pollution Coalition]
+[http://5gyres.org/ 5 Gyres]
+[http://greensangha.org/ Green Sangha]
+[http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/ NOAA Marine Debris]
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+==Experience and Resources ==
+I have the following experience, skills or resources to share with Engr370:
+*UN/NOAA-sponsored 5th International Marine Debris Conference Participation and workshops including: Nets to Energy Program (NOAA/Schnitzer Steel) and Waste to Energy Facility/Technology Tour (Covanta Energy)
+*exposure to Commercial Recycled Cooking Oil Biodiesel Plant
+*currently designing plans for marine plastic/marine debris repurposing and conversion (as well as for land-based unsorted plastics)
+  [[Category:Engr305 past students]]
+[[Category:Engr370 Energy, Technology and Society]]