Submitted by David Lyall (not verified) on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 10:05.
The absolute first necessary step in the chabon problem is forbidding the transport of commercial chabon to la Ville. Truckloads of back country charcoal are brought into Port every day. Driving the back roads around Jeremie reveals sacks of charcoal at every turn in the road, awaiting the buyers.
This requires the government to do it's job. Make it illegal to transport charcoal on the highway. I was told that in the bad old days of Duvalier a permit was required to cut down a tree. Course, they had health inspectors then too.
I bought my mother in law a 'gaz bip' propane stove. It is a lot cheaper than charcoal today. Buying the tanks is the only thing needing subsidy.
I demonstrated to her that charcoal costs twice as much per day as the propane. The problem is, she has to put aside 5 gourdes each day to be able to pay for the refill, which she doesn't do. Then, when it runs out she pays 10 gourdes a day for charcoal.
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The absolute first necessary step in the chabon problem is forbidding the transport of commercial chabon to la Ville. Truckloads of back country charcoal are brought into Port every day. Driving the back roads around Jeremie reveals sacks of charcoal at every turn in the road, awaiting the buyers.
This requires the government to do it's job. Make it illegal to transport charcoal on the highway. I was told that in the bad old days of Duvalier a permit was required to cut down a tree. Course, they had health inspectors then too.
I bought my mother in law a 'gaz bip' propane stove. It is a lot cheaper than charcoal today. Buying the tanks is the only thing needing subsidy.
I demonstrated to her that charcoal costs twice as much per day as the propane. The problem is, she has to put aside 5 gourdes each day to be able to pay for the refill, which she doesn't do. Then, when it runs out she pays 10 gourdes a day for charcoal.