Can a charcoal stove make a dent in Kenya’s biomass fuel consumption consumption? Burn Manufacturing, says they can. Check out their neat video.
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Purchases on AmazonSmile Benefit TCP
Here is an easy way to support The Charcoal Project. AmazonSmile will make a donation every time you make a purchase, based on how much you purchase. Login to your Amazon account and then switch to smile.amazon.com. You can designate Charcoal Project, Inc. as the benefitting charity. You only need to make your purchases from AmazonSmile, which is exactly like ordering from Amazon and carries all your shopping preferences. Thanks for your support and happy shopping! http://smile.amazon.com/ch/27-3653389 Continue reading
SCIENCE: Facts & Fiction About Charcoal in Developing Countries
If you think charcoal is only used by the poor in developing countries, or that its use for cooking will decrease over time, or that charcoal production causes deforestation, or the charcoal sector is economically irrelevant, or that improved cookstoves mitigate deforestation and GHG emissions… think again.
TCP Kickstarts Bee-Keeping Program for HFI Partner
At the Teso Women Development Initiative, they try to find different ways to help the environment and local women in need. While they have been busy lately building a charcoal briquette business, they have found time to seek out other ways to help women in Soroti. Many families in Sub-Saharan Africa rely on paraffin or kerosene for lighting, both dirty fuels that increase indoor air pollution. Candles made from beeswax, however, are clean burning. They emit no soot and do not contain artificial scents or perfumed chemicals. This is one of the reasons TEWDI is starting a bee-keeping business. Continue reading
Charcoal Briquette Enterprise Development Webinar – Follow-Up Discussion on March 26th
Join us for a webinar on Mar 26, 2014 at 10:00 AM EDT. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/87856833712257025 On March 5th, 2014, Winrock International and EPA Cookstoves & Indoor Air co-hosted a Webinar titled “Charcoal Briquette Enterprise Development: Lessons from the Harvest Fuel Initiative.” This webinar featured speakers from the Harvest Fuel Initiative, a collaboration between MIT D-Lab and The Charcoal Project to promote the development of solid biomass fuel enterprises. On March 26th, 2014, members of the Harvest Fuel Initiative will be holding a follow-up Webinar to answer questions related to the first presentation or from people who were not able to attend. Continue reading