An interesting possibility is that today’s stricken economy could be vastly relieved by an Earth Restoration program that could employ many people and pay for itself. According to one calculation a typical tree that lives 50 years provides free, US $196,250 of ecological benefits, including $31,250 of oxygen, $62,500 in air pollution control, $31,250 in [...] [...more]
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Global warming affects have been experienced in Haiti since 2007. One of the missions of the Epiphany Now Foundation is to replace Haiti’s charcoal economy with alternative energy like solar, wind and biofuels. Another goal of EFN is to one day replace the present inadequate electric grid.
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Ninety-nine percent of Haiti’s original tree cover is gone and severe storms erode the land and pollute the waters of rivers and streams. A massive, intensive reforestation i splanned in all of the ten states of Haiti. Millions of new trees and woody shrubs (nurtured, planted, watered and protected) are urgently needed.
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Severe storms, hurricanes, and earthquakes have battered Haiti causing shoreline erosion, severe flooding, mudslides, mass loss of life and extensive crop damage. Thousands of Haitians have lost their homes in the recent earthquake. It is our goal at the Epiphany Now Foundation to help build shelter for the many refugees needing immediate housing assistance. Our [...] [...more]
Haiti was once a green paradise when Columbus arrived in 1592. Today, Haiti is a wasteland, a desert in need of clean water. Ninety-nine percent of the original tree cover is gone. Severe storms erode the land and pollute the drinking water of rivers and streams, also killing coral reefs offshore.
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