Make Your Own Energy
An organization is empowering impoverished Guatemalan households to save money and live sustainably.
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Meakin Armstrong is a freelance writer living in New York. He is a senior editor at Guernica (guernicamag.com). He has written often about sustainability issues. His nonfiction has been featured in Time Out New York, USAir Magazine, Maxim, and in the books, New York Calling: From Blackout to Bloomberg and Museyon Guides Film + Travel North America.
An organization is empowering impoverished Guatemalan households to save money and live sustainably.
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