Pros of the solar cooker
.
Business
* Pays back all the initial costs in only 18 months
* Works for many years without any operational costs.
* Has no operational costs as sunshine is always free.
Reducing fatigue
* Doesn't make exterior of the pot dirty, hence no much cleaning.
* Eliminates use of firewood which is cumbersome especially during rainy seasons.
Health
* No smoke realted infections
* No eye imflammation
* No exposure to lung cancer
Availability
* No long journeys in search of firewood from forests.
* Minimal running costs as in the traditional heating where firewood must be constantly acquired.
Security
* No burking dangers, especially for children
* No injury as may occur while splitting firewood.
* No burning down of huts.
Economy
* Production of solar cookers will provide employment opportunities.
Ecology
* No carbon dioxide emission.
* No more trees felled for firewood.
* Exhaust fumes during timber transportation eliminated.
* Biomass cannot be used for cooking and should instead be used to fertilize the fields.
* Fights deforestation and desertification.
* Protects animals
Global
* Self protection against environmental destruction and climatic catastrophe.
. This is a typical 3-stones cooking place, standard in many developing countries.
The smoke emission in a kitchen is equivalent to the daily inhaling of 40 cigarettes.
Friday, December 7, 2007
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