Camel Power Meets Solar Power in Africa
Camels have been getting a bad rap recently, at least in Australia where they’ve become such a destructive invasive species and the government has called in airstrikes against them. But in Kenya an organization called Nomadic Communities Trust has found a new sustainable solar cargo for the ships of the desert.
In partnership with Princeton University and The Art College of Design in California, the Nomadic Communities Trust has come up with a portable solar-powered refrigeration system that can be carried by camel to remote populations. The system was designed to refrigerate vaccines and other medicines in areas that are not connected to a grid.
How does driving an unsustainable fuel hog around contribute to the adoption of solar power? While some purists might point out that RVs are great fuel hogs and a waste of energy, nevertheless, they do offer an educational opportunity to help spread the 
