Posts tagged Haiti
New York Installer Organizes Solar Relief for Haiti
Jun 18th
Sun Dog Solar and the Haitian Community Development Project of Chatham, NY, team up to create a solar mobile power station for Haiti residents still without power after the earthquake.
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Aid Agencies in Quake-Ravaged Haiti Mobilize to Face Hurricanes
Jun 4th
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 3, 2010 (ENS) – The humanitarian crisis triggered by January’s earthquake in Haiti could worsen with the onset of this year’s hurricane season, which experts have warned…
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Haitian Farmers Refuse Monsanto’s Seeds and Instead Commit to Burning Them
May 30th
photo: J. Novak
Food Freedom recently reported that Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, peasant farmer leader of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the entry of Monsanto seeds into Haiti “a very strong attack on small agriculture, on farmers, on biodiversity, on Creole seeds. Monsanto’s seed donations were an unwelcomed gift to a country with vocal opposition to GMO seeds for fear they would ruin what little agriculture the country has left. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Ben Stiller and Friends Help Haitian Schoolchildren, John Leguizamo Hits the Streets, and More
May 7th
Photo via Top News
In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, actor Ben Stiller launched the Haitian School Initiative as part of his Stillerstrong campaign to build immediate, temporary education facilities for children displaced by the quake. He enlisted a handful of his celebrity friends–including Lance Armstrong, Owen Wilson, Robert DeNiro, and Ryan Seacrest–for a series of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/re…Read the full story on TreeHugger
