Haiti caught a lot of attention last year due to the earthquake crisis. We bring back this article to recap the environmental concerns. In the future, we hope to look back on where Haiti is currently: The Earthquake in Haiti brought a lot of attention to the world. From Obama to Wyclef and other celebrities taking the stage to address the country’s problems. Even before the earthquake, the country has been devastated throughout the years with social, health, and economic instability just to mention a few of these few areas. However amid all the bad news we hear about Haiti, let’s remember that they are known for their rich history and culture. And so with problems breed opportunities to make the country stronger and better. We will now dive through a summary of the environmental issues facing Haiti outlined by the Ministry for Public Works, Transportation, and Communications Bureau of Mines and Energy Electricity of Haiti. Let’s start by saying this… Before the earthquake and possibly a little after (now 04/18./2010), there was an overuse of firewood to generate heat. As a result over, the years, Haiti has gone through massive deforestation. The rate of planting new trees to replace old existing ones has not led to anything sustainable as more and more trees are cut down to provide heat and other measures of survival and consumption. More than half of the country is below the poverty lines where the average income per household is around $500.00. This leads to a dilemma of citizens unable to buy more efficient fuels and technology to sustain their country in the long run. When it comes to oil and gas, Haiti does not have enough money for internal oil and gas sector generation resulting to low gas and emissions standards. The country similar to the United States is a net importer with high debt. And when it comes to electricity generation, Haiti ranks at the bottom for electricity generation by ranked countries. For many years their electricity infrastructure has be underdeveloped with plants and transmissions lines. With the world coming together to help Haiti, we hope to see an effort to create sustainable living to help reduce deforestation, fossil fuels, and other environmental pollants for a healthier economy. We hope to see more renewable technology. With Haiti having great potential for solar and wind, there is viable future waiting to happen. Feel free to take a few steps in the right direction by getting quotes from our green contractors for solar or wind energy services, energy efficiency audits, or green remodeling projects by going to our homepage and doing a quick search with your zipcode (currently supporting DC, MD, VA only).
Monday, May 30, 2011
Haiti’s Sustainable Info Agenda
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