Recently, Wyclef Jean went to Capitol Hill to discuss Haiti's longterm developmental needs. His visit incited a rarely seen attendance at a subcommittee hearing and elicited some great reactions from the public. Dr. Johanna Mendelson Forman of the Center for Strategic and International Study, who we've mentioned before [link], submitted testimony for the record. Read more »

The United Nation’s Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) is promoting the adoption of several Brazilian social programs, including its national biodiesel program, in Haiti. According to José Graziano, FAO Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, Haiti is home to several plants similar to those used successfully in biodiesel production in Brazil. Read more »

Updated: Follow this link to read the most recent article from Haiti Innovation on biofuels [link]. The biggest environmental stories of the last several years have been energy security and climate change. Now, an op-ed in the Miami Herald says that Haiti might be able to supply the Dominican Republic with biofuels while strengthening its own economy and mitigating the increased greenhouse gases that can accompany economic development. Read more »

Engineering changes for the better in Haiti Local activist joins up with MIT instructor by Ron Fletcher/Globe Correspondent/June 5, 2005:  Human misery makes strange bedfellows. Read more »