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| <center><big><big>'''Appropedia welcomes the [http://www.villageearth.org Village Earth] community!'''</big></big><br><br>[[:Category:Village Earth|Village Earth]] and Appropedia are working together to support a consolidated and open information clearinghouse where users can share what they know and find the information they seek.<br><br>
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Appropedia is a dynamic and open library ''wiki'', focused on success in two core initiatives:
*Reducing poverty through '''International Development'''
*Increasing '''Sustainability''' through all means, including [[Appropriate technology|Appropriate Technology]]
Learn more about Appropedia's vision and mission at our [[Appropedia:Mission|Mission]] page.
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| style="background:#EEEECC;" |The material on this site is here free (as in speech) for your use! Try a search, click on a category in the table below, or browse [[Special:Categories|all categories]] and [[Special:Allpages|all '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles]].  If you don't find what you're looking for, please leave us a note on our [[Appropedia:Request|Requested content page]].
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;<big>[[:Category:Projects|Project]]:</big>
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In-country and academic projects, such as [[Bathing water project, Madura, Indonesia, 2000]] and [[UTC Solar Distiller]]
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|such as [[Demotech, design for self-reliance| Demotech]], [[Practical Action]] and [[AIDG]]
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|Public education and discourse topics, Subject matter articles, e.g. [[:Category:Photovoltaics|Photovoltaics]] and [[:Category:Rainwater|Rainwater]]
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;<big>[[:Category:Program|Program]]:</big>
|Schools, Summer Intensives, Classes, Workshops, such as [[:Category:Parras|Parras]]
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;<big>[[:Category:How tos|How to]]:</big>
|Step by step instructions, from how to [[Weld wood]], to constructing a [[Home biogas system]]
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;<big>[[:Category:Theses|Thesis]]:</big>
|Thesis papers: Make your thesis more accessible than in your university library, e.g. [[Water management and culture in Indonesian cities|Water management & culture in Indonesian cities]]
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;<big>[[:Category:Coordination|Coordination]]:</big>
|Collaborate on events, publications, projects here, e.g. [[Car-Free Day]]
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==[http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org Open Architecture Network] launched!==
*'''[[Architecture for Humanity]] recently unveiled [http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org the new community] at [http://www.ted.com/tedprize/2006/cameron.cfm TED]'''
==Most active articles==
*[[Chris's ENGR305 Solar Food Dehydrator]]
*[[Solar Charged Lawnmower]]
*[[Kiva’s straw bale greenhouse]]
*[[Low voltage connection basics]]
*[[Backpack frame bike trailer]]
*[[Renewable Energy Dictionary]]
*[[Home biogas system]]
*[[Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps]]
==New pages==
*[[Incentives to pollute]]
*[[Parabolic solar cookers]]
*[[In-N-Out Burger]]
*[[Corn as fuel]]
*[[Biofuel Wetzels deserve medals, not threats and red tape]]
*[[Green Holi]]
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Appropedia follows an [[Wikipedia:Open_design|open design]] approach. Anyone can write or edit articles, anyone can plant the seed of an idea that others will build upon.  Any group can use these pages to work collaboratively.


We would like to include your projects, current works, observations and suggestions! If you've got an idea for a new article, please see our [[Help:Contributing content|"Contributing content"]] page for some suggestions. You can also enrich existing articles by clicking on "edit" at the top of the page or section. The software is robust and forgiving, so [[A:BOLD|Be Bold]] and contribute!
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Find more ways to support the cause at our [[Appropedia:Community portal|Community Portal]] page.  Or enter your questions and suggestions at the [[Appropedia:Village pump|Village Pump]] page.
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