Laurie Guevara-Stone
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Cuba Going Green: The Solarization of Granma Province
President Obama’s recent announcement that he wants to begin normalizing relations with Cuba generated news around the world. But the Cuban province of Granma may soon be making headlines for another reason: its embrace of renewable energy. While Cuba is an island full of sun, rivers, and windy coasts, only 4 percent of the island’s electricity is generated from renewable energy. The island hopes to soon change that, with a goal of generating 24 percent …
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La Revolucion Energetica: Cuba’s Energy Revolution
A new revolution is sweeping the island of Cuba, which is making massive progress on energy efficiency and renewable generation. Indeed, such is the success of the two-year old programme on this small island of 11 million people, that many other countries could learn from its efforts to be energy independent and curb climate change. Laurie Guevara-Stone reports. Just a few years ago Cuba’s energy situation was bleak. The country had 11 large, and quite …
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