Despite all the pollution and garbage strewn about certain parts of Kampala it is encouraging to see steps being taken to reduce the ecological footprint of the city. I'm not sure if the government paid for the solar/wind powered lamps to be installed or if they were part of a project funded by the EU or something similar. However, it makes me wonder why don't most cities have these? Or maybe most cities do have them, but Winnipeg is just a little behind the eight-ball (Thanks Mr. Katz). The wind power/solar power street lights seem like an obvious environmentally friendly idea. Perhaps they are too costly to install? Who knows, but all I could think about when I saw them was why doesn't Winnipeg have these? Someone get me Sam's and Gary's numbers I want an explanation!
Good idea, certainly. Now, if only the lights worked.
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