Ecological Sustainability, Peace and Social Justice are Inextricably Connected

Elizabeth Israel — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:26:44 +0100

2010 Haiti...today moving towards Ecological Sustainability!

Roy Morrison is Southern New Hampshire UniversityDirector of the Office of Sustainability. He recently complRead More...

Direct Seeding Nitrogen-Fixing Trees...made easy and reliable for farmers

Elizabeth Israel — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:11:41 +0100

Poor farmers can now seed multipurpose hedges directly providing fuel, protein rich drought tolerant feed, soil-and-water-conservation, organic manure, stalks for climbing crops, nectar for bees, building poles, fences and firebreaks etc.

Power to the People...technology and development

Elizabeth Israel — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:20:23 +0100

Power to the People

Energy in the Developing World
Sept. 2 2010 THE ECONOMIST
Technology and development: A growing number of initiatives are promoting bottom-up ways to deliver energy to the world’s poor .

Around 1.5 billion people, or more than a fifth of the world’s population, have no access to electrRead More...

Carbon-Neutral Biofuels - Addressing Climate Change and Microfinance

Elizabeth Israel — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:19:40 +0100

USAID MicroLinks Note from the Field

Honduras: Blending Finance, Technology, and Training to Encourage Responsible Growth

La Mosquitia, one of the last remaining tropical forest areas left in Central America, is the most impoverished region in Honduras. Local communities, including the indigenous Miskito (or Read More...

"Microfinance and Climate Change" USAID Forum Summary by Betsy Teutsch

Elizabeth Israel — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:38:00 +0100

Microfinance and Climate Change: Can MFIs Promote Environmental Sustainability The Summary was authored by our own Betsy Teutsch, GreenMicrofinance, Director of Communication. Great work, Betsy!

This report summarizes key themes and “lessons learned” from the “Microfinance and Climate Change: Can MFIs Promote Environmental Sustainability?” Speaker’s Corner, held November 18-20, 2008. Nearly 200 participants from over 40 countries participated Read More...

Application of Solar Pumps

Elizabeth Israel — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:42:02 +0100

Solar Pumps operate anywhere there is Sun ray. It will not run when there is rain but there is no need of pumping water when it rains.

OFF GRID refers to a power system that generates electricity such as power from a Solar PV array. The electricity produced is stored in Batteries for later use and the energy system isn't connected to Read More...

GO San Francisco! Environmental Justice Program and Solar for Public Housing!

Elizabeth Israel — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:45:52 +0100

San Fransisco Environmental Justice Program

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, or education level, in environmental decision-making. Working closely with residents and businesses to make sure that the basic necessities of life-water, air, food, and shelter-are of the highest quRead More...

Energy Meeting Women's Needs!

Elizabeth Israel — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:45:12 +0100

Why Women's Rights Are the Cause of our Time
New York Times Magazine
August 23, 2009

WHY DO MICROFINANCE organizations usually focus their assistance on women? And why does everyone benefit when women enter the work force and bring home regular pay checks? One reason involves the dirty little secret of global poverty: some of the most wretchedRead More...

"On Thin Ice" ...climate change and glaciers!

Elizabeth Israel — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Namaste! My four children have all graduated from Woodstock School located in the Himalyan mountains in northern India during the time we lived in rural Nepal. Over a span of 7 years various family members trekked and enjoyed these majestic mountains.

It was with great interest I watched "On TRead More...

CGAP Report on Microfinance and Climate Change

Elizabeth Israel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Congratulations GGAP on a MUST READ!

...for the April 2 Report on Greening Microfinance: Clients and the Climate of Change

With environmental challenges-from drought to flooding-disproportionately affecting poor people's livelihoods, microfinance institutions have a strong incentive to mitigate the risks of climate changeRead More...

World Economic Forum: Green Investing

Elizabeth Israel — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Recently the World Economic Forum in Davos released a new study on Green Investing: Towards a Clean Energy Infrastructure. In the study it states that "two billion people worldwide have no access to modern fuels and 1.6 billion have no access to electricity. In addition, hundreds of millions more live in areas with unreliable grids and experience regular outages disrupting lighRead More...

Congratulations Mr. Vidya Sagar! 2008 TECH AWARDS Laureats!!

Elizabeth Israel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

J2008 Tech Awards TONIGHT! Join a Live Webcast 7:00 pm PST

Mr. D. Vidya Sagar, Director of SKG Sangha, INDIA, is part of an esteemed group of 2008 Tech Laureates, who were selected from hundreds of nominations representing 68 countries. Today, twenty-five innovators from around the world, recognized for developiRead More...

Panel: Microfinance, Their Clients, and Clean Energy

Elizabeth Israel — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Today was a breakthrough! Since 2002, GreenMicrofinance has been participating and leading panels on microfinance and the environment at various Microcredit Summit gatherings- Bangladesh 2004; Chile 2005, Halifax 2006, and today in Bali.

During today's session on Microfinance, Their Clients, and Clean Energy: Making a Positive Impact on the Environment there was a definite shift in interest and ‘energy' around the topic. THE LIGHTS ARE ON!

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