Tag: Haiti - Page 2
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After Earthquakes: Top Down Solutions or Bottom Up?
TreeHugger didn't show many of the proposals for housing in Haiti, like Andrés Duany's proposals for a flatpack design (here in Jetson Green); We have spent too much time with Cameron Sinclair, who says "Top down solutions will
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Architect Wants to Rebuild Haiti with Recycled Tires, Needs Your Help (Photos)
Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.
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Rocket Stoves Aid Relief in Haiti
Jeff has already reported how solar panels are supporting relief efforts in Haiti, and April has covered the use of biochar stoves to help Haitians too. (Though some commenters remained unconvinced.) Now another piece
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Food, Water, and... Permaculture? Rethinking Disaster Relief for Haiti and Beyond
A growing number of environmentalists are re-envisioning 'disaster relief' as something that can provide hope for the future, not just a hot meal and somewhere to sleep. Their tool of choice? Permaculture.
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Haiti's Rebuild May Be Biochar's Big Breakthough
Biochar, the "co product" of burning wood or agricultural waste in a pyrolitic (oxygen free) environment, has
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PechaKucha for Haiti - saturday 20/02 worldwide
In a matter of seconds, thousands of lives and dreams were destroyed in Haiti last month.
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From the Forums: Green Homes for Haiti
lamar5292 has an idea for getting Haitians green housing: So how do you provide quick permanent safe housing that is also green in a situation like that? My suggestion is to take all the countries excess shipping containers to Haiti to be converted
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Out of the Ruins, A More Sustainable Haiti?
With over a million left homeless and its capital city all but destroyed, Haiti is set to become the focus of an enormous rebuilding effort. Internationally, many are calling for a full-fledged "Marshall Plan" to rebuild the
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US Trade Group Wants Stanky, Formaldehyde-Laced FEMA Trailers Sent To Haiti
FEMA has put the notorious Katrina Trailers, some 100,000 of them, up for auction; and the bidding has apparently driven down prices for the new models. Hence, lobbyists for the Recreational Vehicle
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More on Solar Panels Boosting Haiti Relief Efforts
Sol Inc. is making good on its commitment to help power Haiti relief efforts with solar energy. The company said in January that it planned to send about $400,000 worth of photovoltaics to the earthquake-ravaged country to help with round-the-clock
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News From Mother Jones: Felons Taming Mustangs, 5-Handi-Wipe Showers, Do Americans Believe in Climate Change?
Hi TreeHuggers! Today, news about skeptics, showers, and mustangs. Read on!
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Soles4Souls Collects Shoes for Haiti, 750,000 and Counting
Credit: Soles4Souls Soles4Souls has rallied support for Haiti with the help of consumers and footwear companies donations nationwide. The footwear charity has collected over 750,000 pairs of shoes, and is well on their way towards their committed
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Solar Power Brings Clean Water & Clean Lighting to Haiti Relief Effort
Amidst the rubble of earthquake in Haiti and all the efforts to mobilize funding to help with the relief effort, I just wanted to pass along two examples that have come across my desk of how solar
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Bike Riding 7 Year Old Raises Over $100,000 For Haiti
The other day I posed the question: "who is the more sustaining? Those who only care about themselves, or those who look out for others?" The story of Charlie Simpson, gives me hope it is the latter.
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Highlights of 'Hope for Haiti,' $57 Million and Counting
If you turned on your TV, cell phone or computer on Friday night, you likely saw or heard about "Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief," billed as the most widely distributed show of all time. It was two hours that demonstrated the
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Escape From Earth. If Only. (Video)
In encouraging support for earthquake devastated Haiti we had a few comments, including some since been removed by our moderator, that espoused a decided lack of compassion for people in need.
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Are Shipping Containers An Answer For Haiti Housing?
The Clemson University School of Architecture is having a moment of fame with their SEED project, where they turn shipping containers into housing. In the wake of the Haiti disaster, Professor Doug Hecker tout the virtues of the magic box in
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Architecture For Humanity's Plan For Haiti; Cameron Sinclair Says "Steal This Plan"
Cameron Sinclair isn't parachuting architects into Haiti. He is not making ridiculous promises. He writes: "When we are rebuilding, do not let the media set the time line and expectations for
