An example of theoretical carbon credit revenue in Mexico
Carbon credits, also known as carbon offsets, are a way to measure and trade reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Fuel-efficient cookstove projects reduce greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal, charcoal, fuelwood, dung and other biomass fuels. The amount… Read More
Inter Press Service highlights program in Oaxaca, Mexico
The Inter Press Service News Agency recently spotlighted SHE’s program efforts in Oaxaca, Mexico where the presence of solar cooking is strengthening communities and providing safe alternatives to wood-fire and gas cooktop methods. To see the coverage produced… Read More
Mexico: Scaling up Lorena Harp’s Haines solar cooker enterprise
SHE first became engaged in promoting solar cooking in Mexico in 2003 after winning a “Development Marketplace” grant from the World Bank. Fifteen years later, 40,000 HotPotTM solar cookers have been disseminated worldwide, thanks to partnerships instigated by… Read More
Mexico social enterprise sells first 50 solar cookers
Part 1 of SHE’s project to support Lorena Harp in establishing her own Haines solar cooker enterprise in Oaxaca was successful, with Lorena achieving the milestone of selling 50 Haines solar cookers through her local “solar cooking ambassadors”… Read More
SHE launching solar cooker enterprise in Mexico and bringing relief to Mexico earthquake victims
SHE is excited to partner with Mexican solar cooking expert Lorena Harp to bring solar cooking to the rural women of Oaxaca State through a sustainable social enterprise. Lorena Harp has been promoting the HotPot and other solar… Read More
The HotPot Initiative in Mexico
Since 2003, SHE has been conducting solar cooking projects in rural Mexico, and this work continues today. This article describes the history of our efforts — with local partners — to introduce solar cookers and provide training and… Read More
Meet Our Trainees. Norma Lupe, Oaxaca, Mexico.
To cook for her family of five, Norma Lupe used to use a combination of gas and firewood – consuming more than 10% of her meager income. Firewood was cheaper than gas, but would take backbreaking hours to… Read More
Cooking Beans with the HotPot in Mexico
Nice video on how the HotPot works and how to use it. Narrated in Spanish. Frijoles hirviendo con el sol en mi olla solar.
HotPots Aid Flood Victims In Tabasco, Mexico
by Richard Stolz, Spring 2008 Last November, one of the worst floods in Mexico’s history ravaged the southern state of Tabasco, displacing hundreds of thousands of residents for several weeks. In addition to the devastation caused to homes,… Read More
La Leña, Su combustion y sus consecuencias a nivel mundial y en Mexico (in Spanish)
by Heliodoro C. Cruz and Louise Meyer, Calidad Ambiental magazine (vol. XI, Nr. 1), Feb. 2006 Published by Centro de Calidad Ambiental (Department of Environmental Quality) Monterrey Technical University, Monterrey, Mexico.
