By Allison Archambault | President
Happy Earth Day!
Not only is the trend to 100% clean electricity necessary, it’s happening. Homes, businesses, cities, states, and countries worldwide are committing to a greener future.
More than 100 US cities have committed to achieving 100% renewable energy. In the past months alone, New Mexico, Maryland, Washington State, Puerto Rico, and Nevada have each set impressive carbon reducing targets.
This infographic below captures a snapshot of the momentum building - and the long path we still have to go.
Just like EarthSpark’s microgrids in Haiti, local solutions for clean energy are here and promise local jobs, lower bills, and a chance for our environment to flourish again.
As we work with communities in Haiti to leapfrog from charcoal and candles to clean electric infrastructure, its clearer than ever that a global issue like climate change has local solutions that are within reach.
We’re excited to see what incredible innovations and progress is made during our next trip around the sun.
To celebrate Earth Day 2019, GlobalGiving has over $50,000 in matching donations and prizes available for all donations made TODAY.
Make a small contribution today to have your donation doubled! Your support helps continue EarthSpark’s clean energy revolution in Haiti.
Finally an update from the field. The work to rebuild Tiburon’s distribution system is on the final stretch! With poles and wires popping up across the town, our new Grid Ambassador Omilia has begun signing up new customers, and technicians have begun installing meters in customer’s homes. See the photo attached for a peek at the work being done to connect the town to the generation site.
This is an incredibly exciting time not just for us, but for the Tiburon community. Stay tuned for an update on Tiburon’s grid inauguration! Thank you for your generous support.
Big Earth Day love from Allison and the EarthSpark team
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
