Green Options » innocentive http://greenoptions.com/tag/innocentive Posts tagged 'innocentive' Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:57:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Engineer Uses Solar Energy, Wax, and Human Sweat to Fight Malaria http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/engineer-uses-solar-energy-wax-and-human-sweat-to-fight-malaria/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/engineer-uses-solar-energy-wax-and-human-sweat-to-fight-malaria/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:57:12 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/31/engineer-uses-solar-energy-wax-and-human-sweat-to-fight-malaria/

Those of us in cooler climes often forget that malaria is an epidemic in many parts of the world— according to the World Health Organization, 300-500 million cases are diagnosed each year. And while insecticides are helpful, mosquitoes quickly build a resistance to the treatment. Fortunately, a Kentucky engineer named Tom Kruer has come to save the day with a cheap, low-tech solution to the malaria problem.

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