http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:51:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Atansyon! Atansyon!” megaphone-equipped town criers hollered throughout neighboring towns.  Clean energy was coming to Les Anglais, they announced. The Clean Energy Store (Magazen Enèji Pwòp) of Les Anglais held its grand opening this week with a full day of events and community outreach in this small town near the tip of ... http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=38 This post comes from Bill Nichols who has been volunteering with EarthSpark in Les Anglais - Thank you Bill for your time, intellect, and flexibility! Bill is a marketing strategy consultant who occasionally provides his services to NGOs. Prior to assisting us at EarthSpark, Bill spent three months in Ethiopia ... http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=39 Despite enthusiastic adoption in other areas and local availability, the Miracle Stove (Réchaud Mirak in Creole) has not caught on in Les Anglais. People know about it, but few have tried it or seen it in use.  The Miracle Stove is a simple modification to the widely used aluminum stove ... http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=37 EarthSpark International's co-founder Dan Schnitzer gave a rousing talk at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Port-au-Prince last month about the importance of an integrated energy outlook.  Dan is now leading the Energy working group for CGI's efforts in Haiti. Bravo Dan! http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=35 The store is painted, and the Les Anglais community group, COREA, is laying plans for a grand opening on market day of next week. (Wednesday, July 7th) We’re still waiting on most of our solar PV products to clear customs, so the “Grand Opening” will focus on the benefits of ... http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=33 Location: Sidwell Friends Middle School 3825 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20016 Free Parking; Metro Accessible When: Thursday, January 28th 6 - 8pm RSVP and invite your friends and colleagues here. If you can't make it, invite your friends and colleagues! Haiti is reeling from a devastating earthquake, which has left hundreds of thousands homeless ... http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=27 EarthSpark & partners have secured donor commitment for the deployment of 6,500 solar lamps and 800 mobile phone chargers, which are now en route to Haiti! Donate now! http://earthsparkinternational.org/relief.html http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=26 EarthSpark International is now actively working with a coalition of other Clinton Global Initiative members to coordinate the distribution of solar-powered products. We are partnering with International Relief & Development and organizations like Mercy Corps and Partners in Health to distribute tens of thousands of solar lamps to those in ... http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=25 There is an emerging humanitarian crisis in Haiti, currently the front page story on every major news website.  If you want to help, we recommend donating to the following organizations. RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS The Red Cross http://bit.ly/4WodAv The gold standard in delivering supplies and assistance to disaster victims. Partners in Health http://bit.ly/7bsUly PIH sets the bar for delivering ... http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=24 I got a chance to visit Viva Rio’s remarkable compound in Bel Air, a slum neighborhood in Port-au-Prince. Their space includes a biogas digester which recycles human waste collected in their public toilets, wetlands for purifying the waste water from the digester, tilapia ponds filled with the reclaimed water, ... http://earthsparkinternational.org/blog/?p=23