Greening Our Planet, One Bulb at a Time
by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa
At 6,500 miles, Los Angeles has the largest network of streets and roads and the second largest number of street lights – 210,000 – to light the way. In 2009, the City of Los Angeles teamed up with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) to find out how much those lights were costing the City - and our climate.
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Deforestation
Transforming Agroforestry in Haiti
Growing up on a farm in Haiti, I saw my father working very hard but having a difficult time making a good living. I eventually realized that he was working without any technical support, and I decided to study agronomy so that I could provide that support to other farmers.
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Planning for One Hundred Years: Planting Trees and Educating Children in Haiti
On Earth Day, we are reminded of the saying by Confucius: “If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children.” At PRODEV: Progress and Development, we are planning for the future by educating Haiti’s children and by planting trees.
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Protecting Forests and Livelihoods in Tanzania
Reversing deforestation – which accounts for up to 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions – is central to combatting climate change. Yet forest conservation poses a complex problem in developing countries, where governments must balance the need to protect forests with the needs of local people who rely on...
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