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Comment on Madagascar’s vanishing biodiversity: “We’re all in,” says USAID by Tweets that mention Madagascar’s vanishing biodiversity: “We’re all in,” says USAID « The Charcoal Project -- Topsy.com

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:19:03 +0000

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Comment on A kiln that boost crops, cuts CO2 emissions, and generate income? Now we’re talking! by Ruben Presuel

Ruben Presuel — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:15 +0000

Buena idea, excelente trabajo, estoy en el Zona Maya de Mexico, y trabajo en comunidades que usan hornos tipo TPC, de los años 1940, para producir carbon vegetal, me interesa poder introducir y probar sus hornos en esta zona de Mexico, para ayudar a las comunidades y reducir la deforestacion. Ruben

Comment on Funding: 2010 SEED Awards target Africa by RICHARD KIZITO

RICHARD KIZITO — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:19:38 +0000

Thanks for this initiative, i think it will encourage Energy Enterprise to join force.
What are those enterprises that you are calling upon. for

Comment on One company’s quest to serve hot stoves to the Bottom Of the Pyramid by admin

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:55:44 +0000

Dear Jessica,
Thanks for your email and for sharing your concerns. We realize that price is a huge obstacle to getting stoves in people’s hands. Our understanding is that, while manufactured stoves can be produced for a relatively modest price, transport and import duties can add a significant premium to the final price.

And while at The Charcoal Project we don’t endorse any particular stove manufacturer or design, we can tell you there are various purveyors of stoves out there. You might want to check in with them. WorldStove and StoveTec might have distributions point in Kenya or a neighboring country. As you probably know, there are different types of stoves out there, depending on your needs. Some are designed to reduce emissions, some are designed to reduce fuel consumption. Some try to do both.

One of our goals at The Charcoal Project is to reduce (or perhaps do away with altogether!) import duties on improved cookstoves.

Also, check out our blog post on a tests done on various manufactured stove at idp camp in Kenya by USAID and the UN. It might give you some alternative stove suggestions.

http://www.charcoalproject.org/2010/04/battle-of-the-manufactured-stoves/

Please let me know if there’s anything else we can do to help you.

Best regards,

Kim & Nina

Comment on One company’s quest to serve hot stoves to the Bottom Of the Pyramid by jessica

jessica — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:13:36 +0000

Thanks for this amazing revelation.I am working with an international NGO that is marketing the Envirofit innovation for its health benefits and climate change moderation.

My biggest worry is the high price. The Enviroifit here in Kenya goes for Kshs 2000 equivalent to USD 26. It
concerns me a great deal because 95 of the community i am working with spends less than a dollar per day.

Please i would like to know what you are doing about the price in Kenya.

Comment on Energy efficiency: what Coca Cola’s World Cup video can teach us by Tweets that mention Energy efficiency: what Coca Cola’s World Cup video can teach us « The Charcoal Project -- Topsy.com

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:50:58 +0000

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Comment on Bob, Luis: It’s about energy efficiency and CC, guys. by Tweets that mention Bob, Luis: It’s about energy efficiency and CC, stupid. « The Charcoal Project -- Topsy.com

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:21:31 +0000

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Comment on Malawi: Improved stove and kilns program cashes in on carbon offsets by paul

paul — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:50:00 +0000

hey i was looking at your products and i am interested since am i am interested to open up a resturant i n malawi and considering the problem of electricity your products seem very much i deal

p/s
if you have any new products or development please let me know

Comment on KENYA: Energy saving stoves to save forest cover by admin

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:47:17 +0000

Dear Dad,
At this stage the typical agency is USAID and GTZ of Germany. There are a host of other NGOs supporting stove projects around the world, including a number of relief agencies. There are also a handful of projects being financed by firms selling carbon offsets, but nothing really signficant in scale.

But there is no coordinating agency at a global level that I know of. And that’s a vacuum we’d like to see filled!
Kim

Comment on KENYA: Energy saving stoves to save forest cover by KENYA: Energy saving stoves to save forest cover « The Charcoal … | Kenya today

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:17:05 +0000

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