From Open Source Ecology

[edit] Introduction

Swadeshi is the Sanskrit word for self-reliance. Gandhi championed self-reliance in the face of British colonialism as a powerful implementation of nonviolent resistance.

How far can we go with industrial self-reliance?

Links from Elliot Hallmark

Industrial Solar

1. parabolic to fiberoptic

2. non-imaging optics

Biofuel

1.methane to methanol

Closed loop chemistry

1. Acetylene production

Aluminosilicate chemistry

1.Geopolymers

2.Silica reclamation

3.Aluminum from clay

4.Silica nanostructures

Intermediate Technology

1. Bicycle technology

2. Small scale farm technology (UC Davis)