Enterprises currently working in the clean cooking sector and seeking $100,000 to $5 million USD in outside debt or equity investment are invited to complete the simple 3 page application form, which should take no more than 2 hours to complete. Applications must be submitted by July 21, 2013 11:59 pm EDT.
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NEWS: Poor burn mangrove for charcoal in southern Vietnam
Many poor people in the southernmost province of Ca Mau burn forests to obtain charcoal, running the gauntlet of years in jail and even shooting by rangers. “We know we are burning our own homes, but what else can we do to feed ourselves?”
TCP confesses to unbridled procreation of new ventures.
A letter from TCP to the Global Fraternity of Energy Poverty Geeks and Practitioners.
NEWS: Charcoal is Uganda’s “black gold.”
“The charcoal trade, referred to as “black gold” by Kampala traders, has become more profitable than the forests where trees are being indiscriminately cut down for charcoal-burning.”
Weekend reading: Focus on Cookstove Fuels
Ned Starck is rumored to have said, “Winter is coming. And every home needs a good stove. And every stove needs good fuel.”