Author: Adam Clare

Welcome to the month of August!

Last month we had some really good news and we have gathered it all in one place for you. Check out our Great News section!

At the end of each month we will link to the Great News from the previous month. The end of August should see our first podcast wrapping up the month’s Good Things.

This is also a good time to note that we are still looking for anybody to help us out with the site.

Protest With Style


rtMark has been around for awhile, so long that they are now 10 years old. rtMark specializes in challenging the capitalistic ideal through pranks and creative exploitation of the system already in place, like media hype.

Protesterâ„¢ is one of their latest offerings which provides a place for activists to convene and share their ideas/skills/experinces.

Check out the projects section to easily get involved.

Parties start again in Uganda

Nineteen years ago Ugandan President Ypweri Museveni seized power in Uganda and imposed a single political party on the country. In a recent referendum which he endorsed other political parties can now exist freely, the first time since 1986.

Critics are arguing that this is to appease donors and solicit more money from donor nations. Regardless of the motives behind the move to permit more political parties this is a step for improvement for the people of Uganda.

Aluminum Amperage

The CBC Radio show Quirks & Quarks has an excellent podcast on using aluminum to power mobile electronic devices (mp3 link).

“Instead of pumping gasoline, for example, you get a shoe-box of aluminum powder…”

More detail can be found in the podcast or on the Quirks & Quarks archive page.

In related battery news, Panasonic has created a new technology called Oxyride that is supposed to be just as big as the use of alkaline in batteries. The new batteries are supposed to have 1.5 times the life of an alkaline battery and cost the same as a regular set of batteries according to BetaNews.