http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/24/haitis-charcoal-challenge/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/24/haitis-charcoal-challenge/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:56:12 +0000 Milap Patel http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13203 Three Columbia University graduate students recently spent a week in Haiti trying to understand the nuances of the charcoal production process. The study site was in the Port-à-Piment watershed of the South Department where local people are on the front lines of climate, agricultural, and water challenges.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/24/haitis-charcoal-challenge/feed/ 6