Comments on: Researchers from Spain and Nicaragua Invent Machine That Pasteurizes Milk With Solar Energy http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/31/researchers-from-spain-and-nicaragua-invent-machine-that-pasteurizes-milk-with-solar-energy/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Thu, 24 May 2012 14:07:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Harry de Monteacute http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/31/researchers-from-spain-and-nicaragua-invent-machine-that-pasteurizes-milk-with-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-59334 Harry de Monteacute Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:04:04 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1384#comment-59334 Man-chine? Man-chine?

]]> By: Nicaragua » Samaritan Revival Somoto, Nicaragua http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/31/researchers-from-spain-and-nicaragua-invent-machine-that-pasteurizes-milk-with-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-59332 Nicaragua » Samaritan Revival Somoto, Nicaragua Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:09:35 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1384#comment-59332 [...] Researchers from Spain and Nicaragua Invent Machine That …A machine that pasteurizes milk by using solar energy was recently installed in Nicaragua, thanks to researchers from the Agrarian University of Nicaragua and Spain’s University of Lérida. The machine will help several communities in … [...] [...] Researchers from Spain and Nicaragua Invent Machine That …A machine that pasteurizes milk by using solar energy was recently installed in Nicaragua, thanks to researchers from the Agrarian University of Nicaragua and Spain’s University of Lérida. The machine will help several communities in … [...]

]]> By: Levi Novey http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/31/researchers-from-spain-and-nicaragua-invent-machine-that-pasteurizes-milk-with-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-59333 Levi Novey Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:17:52 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1384#comment-59333 Thanks for all of your comments. Jose, thanks for bringing this inaccuracy to my attention. While reading in my second language I often miss certain details. I will fix the link and put a note that the original link was incorrect. Thanks! Cchiovitti, I had to look up the answer to your question and consult with a few people. T.B. is definitely one reason for pasteurization, but milk can also have parasites, and for that reason many people in developing and non-developing countries boil it. Of course, there are those people that might not boil it for certain reasons and might develop an immunity (or cope) with any parasites in the milk at an early age. The best comparison I can make is how I've meet a few people in the U.S. who can drink water from forest streams and not get giardia. Wikipedia's page on pasteurization has some good information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization Cheers! Thanks for all of your comments.

Jose, thanks for bringing this inaccuracy to my attention. While reading in my second language I often miss certain details. I will fix the link and put a note that the original link was incorrect. Thanks!

Cchiovitti, I had to look up the answer to your question and consult with a few people. T.B. is definitely one reason for pasteurization, but milk can also have parasites, and for that reason many people in developing and non-developing countries boil it. Of course, there are those people that might not boil it for certain reasons and might develop an immunity (or cope) with any parasites in the milk at an early age.

The best comparison I can make is how I’ve meet a few people in the U.S. who can drink water from forest streams and not get giardia.

Wikipedia’s page on pasteurization has some good information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization

Cheers!

]]> By: cchiovitti http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/31/researchers-from-spain-and-nicaragua-invent-machine-that-pasteurizes-milk-with-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-59335 cchiovitti Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:01:15 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1384#comment-59335 Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't pasteurization developed to combat tuberculosis? I wasn't aware that parasites were a huge problem in any milk source, except perhaps in very localized outbreaks. Small farmers around the world drink fresh milk straight from thier own cows with no worry of parasites and no boiling. It is in large-scale dairy operations where milk is prepared, packaged, shipped, and eventually consumed on a massive scale where T.B. problems come in to play, but the parasite thing is new to me. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t pasteurization developed to combat tuberculosis? I wasn’t aware that parasites were a huge problem in any milk source, except perhaps in very localized outbreaks. Small farmers around the world drink fresh milk straight from thier own cows with no worry of parasites and no boiling. It is in large-scale dairy operations where milk is prepared, packaged, shipped, and eventually consumed on a massive scale where T.B. problems come in to play, but the parasite thing is new to me.

]]> By: Jose Luis http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/31/researchers-from-spain-and-nicaragua-invent-machine-that-pasteurizes-milk-with-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-59336 Jose Luis Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:41:28 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1384#comment-59336 Hi, nice story. I wanted to warn you of a possible mistake. In the original story in Spanish it says that the funding came through the Center of International Cooperation of the University of Lleida (Lerida), so I do not think that it is the same Center that you are linking to, which seems to be focused in conflict prevention, more than anything. Hi, nice story.

I wanted to warn you of a possible mistake. In the original story in Spanish it says that the funding came through the Center of International Cooperation of the University of Lleida (Lerida), so I do not think that it is the same Center that you are linking to, which seems to be focused in conflict prevention, more than anything.

]]> By: Kevin Donaldson http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/31/researchers-from-spain-and-nicaragua-invent-machine-that-pasteurizes-milk-with-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-59331 Kevin Donaldson Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:03:54 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=1384#comment-59331 This is great news. I am a firm believer that human innovation can solve problems when push comes to shove. With energy prices going higher, innovation occurs, things that were not economically viable, are now available options. I think there are endless applications for solar energy in developing countries such as Nicaragua and others. Similar to cellular technology allowing remote locations to take big leaps in communication, solar will allow great leaps in allowing families and business's to save money and generate new forms of commerce opportunity. This is great news. I am a firm believer that human innovation can solve problems when push comes to shove. With energy prices going higher, innovation occurs, things that were not economically viable, are now available options. I think there are endless applications for solar energy in developing countries such as Nicaragua and others. Similar to cellular technology allowing remote locations to take big leaps in communication, solar will allow great leaps in allowing families and business’s to save money and generate new forms of commerce opportunity.

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