Communities in Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Brazil, are being robbed of their sustainability by the practices of large scale Soap, Toilet Paper and Tyre manufacturers:

In the case of Nigeria, in 2007, the French tire maker Michelin came in to the Iguóbazuwa Forest Reserve, a biologically diverse region supplying food for around 20,000 people. Michelin bulldozed the forest and local farm lands to convert them into rubber plantations. Women living there lost their subsistence farms and the local forest which provided medicinal herbs and plants.

~ Sustainablog

Things are starting to come together on the Baby Safe project.  The box has been installed and is undergoing some testing.  The printers have our order for posters, flyers, stickers and signs.  I finished the website.  Here are some relevant links:

Luke Pedersen (of Project Studio): the guy whose heart resonated with those of our team and who ran with the technical side of the project.  He has spent many a late night developing the concept and pinning down engineers who could hone it.  He also gave the project its name.

Bethany O’Connor: the director and chief social worker on the project.  Bethany has sat through meeting after meeting with local social workers and partner NGOs.  She’s has made countless phone calls and written hundreds of emails and has kept her sanity and focus when everyone else has had enough.

Smoking in public places became illegal today in Wales. From now on going for a pint will not mean damaging your lungs.