Tag: Guatemala
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Pay as you go solar power systems turn lives on in Guatemala
Instead of having to come up with the full amount for a small home solar system, Guatemalans will soon be able to pay as they go, using their mobile phones.
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In Guatemala, Pedal Powered Machines Pump Water, Grind Coffee and Much More (Video)
Maya Pedal is an organization that builds useful pedal powered machines from old bikes.
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Modern Mayans More Concerned About Environmental Problems Than Calendar Ending
And you probably should be too...
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Lauren Bush Launches FEED Guatemala Bags in Bright Ikat Fabrics Made by Artisans
Guatemalan artisans helped create Lauren Bush's latest line of FEED tote bags and zippered pouches, to be sold exclusively at Lord & Taylor--thanks to La Casa Guatemala for sending the news. The traditional handloomed Ikat fabrics
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Guayaki Yerba Maté Empowers Women In Central America With Direct Purchasing Agreement
Wouldn't you know it? Just as I was about to post something about a great new program from the folks at Guyaki, they decided to offer our readers a special deal at their online store. Serendipity at it's finest.
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Guatemala: New Hub for Piloting Green Energy Technologies?
We were interested to read that Guatemala is the test site for three of the 10 Everyday Technologies That Can Change the World in the online edition of DISCOVER magazine.
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Demi and Ashton's Green Project, Miley Cyrus' Eco-song,Dave Matthew's Green Concerts, and More
Unlike some "green grand-standing celebs", Demi and Ashton keep their do-good work low-key. According to ecorazzi, the power couple quietly slipped off to Guatemala to help build houses for Habitat for Humanity. The charity group is supporing the
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Drug Smugglers Wreaking Havoc on Guatemalan Protected Areas
Criminal mafias have long been associated with environmental destruction in countries around the world including Mexico and Liberia. A recent story in Los Angeles Times reveals that narcotraficantes, or drug traffickers,
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Rainforest Alliance Finds Sustainably Certified Forests Have Fewer Wildfires
We already knew that certifying forestry projects under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification standards was a good idea. Now a new study by the Rainforest Alliance in Guatemala tells us that forest concessions managed in compliance with
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How the World is Eating, as Eating Gets More Expensive
It seems like the cost of food is all over the news these days, and it keeps making a regular appearance on TreeHugger too. Only last week we reported on a speech made by the UK's Chief Scientist about how the food crisis will bite well before
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Mexico to Fire Up ONIL Stoves in 2008
For centuries Mayan Indians
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Recycled Life - Documentary on Guatemala City Recyclers
We don't get HBO in Mexico, but through September 12, you can watch the intriguing documentary "Recycled Life" on Cinemax on Demand and find out how a crew of "guajeros," or trash pickers, manage to reduce Guatemala's waste by one million pounds per day.
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XelaTeco: Green Power for a Guatemalan Village
In the developed world, we perceive renewable energy technologies as the means of moving us away from pollution-spewing sources of electricity generation. In many parts of the developing world, though, renewables often provide the most efficient means
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Talking to Tahmineh Javanbakht of Artecnica about Design With Conscience
Artecnica are a product design studio with a difference, not only do they make beautiful and innovative products, but they make products with a conscience. When I was in LA recently I went to meet the co-founder and art director of Artecnica, Tahmineh
