2021 is a year for getting serious about climate change. What are we doing here in Nicaragua?
- With help from so many of you, we are implementing the digital record-keeping system in the Nueva Vida Clinic that will save the world 8 trees a year in paper.
- We have installed a personal bidet in our main bathroom to cut down on toilet paper use - every 3 seconds a tree is cut down for toilet paper.
- We are leasing fuel-efficient and less-polluting vehicles to run the multitude of errands that must be done, instead of using our heavy, diesel-guzzling ambulances.
- We compost and are drastically cutting back on trash and trash bags.
- We use reusable bags for shopping (when we remember to take them) and are buying fresh local produce from a grower who grows organically and uses paper bags to deliver the produce.
- Now we are working towards the goal of raising $35,000 to install solar panels both at the Nueva Vida Clinic and here on the office property. We will need two bi-directional meters to feed excess generated energy back into the grid.
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| Rogelio and Solar company engineers testing energy use |
Besides creating renewable energy for us and the nation of Nicaragua (77% of its energy is already from renewable sources), estimates are we will cut our electric bills in half. Electricity is expensive. It is our highest utility bill.
But most importantly we vote and/or support government leadeers who make climate change a priority.
I have five grandchildren. I want them to have a lush, green world to enjoy and protect when they are adults.
- Kathleen
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