Solar Cooker BBQ Announcement

For National Environmental Education Week and Earth Week, April 12-25, EnergyTeachers.org has invited educators to meet informally with their solar cookers to demonstrate, learn, and exchange ideas about this open-ended technology.

Here's their announcement:
Tonight at Cornell's Solar Cooker Lab in the basement of Thurston Hall, the Cornell chapter of the Engineers for a Sustainable World invite you to come see their research on solar cooker design, materials, and fabrication. The lab features test-beds for light and metal-work, and paint tests.

Over the next two weeks, people will meet at various Ithaca parks, Ithaca College, Eco Village, and in the virtual world Second Life. The purpose of the events is for educators and enthusiasts to enjoy the fast-increasing sun of spring and gather to discuss things in a social atmosphere, to slow down to the kind of laid-back feeling one gets when waiting patiently for a solar cooker to do its job, despite all the hectic excitement about upcoming Earth Day duties, "standardized" tests, college admissions, layoffs and buy-outs and school budgets, pirates, etc. For those of you familiar with Meetup, this is that kind of event.

So check the list of sites on the web page given and pick a day to come and rap about whatever. Note, for most of the events, if the weather is bad (no sun at all), then that event at that venue is
canceled.

Also, are you interested in studying solar canning and dehydrating, two excellent applications for enjoying local food year-round? If so, contact EnergyTeachers.org