I'm here in N.W. Puerto Rico right now. The devastation is still obvious....sections of roadway literally washed out and never repaired, forcing cars to take turns going in each direction. Homes and buildings still in various stages of being repaired.
Fortunately, I'm here visiting a Philanthropic effort. Solar Libre. Watch the video, below.
Tom Meyer and I were single dads in the 80's and 90's. His 3 kids and my son went to the same schools. Tom retired about 10 years ago, and bought a group of "apartments" (Las Dunas in Jobos Beach, NW P.R.) and then Maria hit. He suffered major damage, and lost most of his clientele...but his son, Walter Meyer, now a successful Architect in Manhattan, got inspired to pursue the propagation of solar energy in the region.
Together Walter and Tom formed "Solar Libre" (spanish for Free Solar) and thanks to Walter finding donors and shippers and getting a hold of nearly 5000 Solar panels - they're putting some smiles on the faces of folks in this region.
Tom's exhausting me with his efforts.
Watch this video; and please get in touch with Tom if you can help in some way; either by vacationing at his "apartments". or offering $$ and/or your time to come, stay, and volunteer your skills and services. I don't think I can share a phone # here...but google "Las Dunas Apartments, Jobos Beach P.R." and/or message me for more details...and watch the video; contact info is at the end.
The pics are #1 hundreds of Solar panels lie waiting delivery and installation. #2. Tom and Me. #3 Solar power needs batteries; and that's the big cost issue...the panels were a "free" donation..that battery folk want their $$.
The other pics are of his "apartments" - He worked on a rainwater storage system on the home close to the beach (the bottom six pictures)
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Hi fellow agnostic/atheist/free-thinkers who are following Puerto Rico's "solar" movement....and thank you, again, for your encouragement.
My dear friend, Thomas Meyer, is a humble apartment owner He cleans his whole linen stock himself....using water that's turned on every other day, 1 washing machine, and lots of clothespins!
I made a new friend; CEO of a solar company - Robert W. Hyde, who's actually teaching certification classes to native P.R. folk (men and women)....and making all his low cost "Solar Libre" installations professional and safe. Below is a picture of him conducting class to get several young men and women in P.R. Solar installation-certified.
Tom and Bob are generous and gold-hearted to a fault. Please, email Tom or Bob, or at least go to "Solar Libre" on Facebook...and "follow thier posts. Tom and Bob, and Tom's son Walter, who got this off the ground 2 years ago....are being modern day - non-religious, saints.
Robecology
Level 9
Apr 7, 2019
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I would vote to have Puerto Rico become the 51st state.
JK666
Level 7
Apr 7, 2019
1
Thank you for your suppor!
Excellent work! The people of Puerto Rico have been abandoned by the US government so it is encouraging to see the US people step up. Perhaps if Puerta Rico's population could vote things would have been different. No taxation without representation - the tax they should be now going into fixing their country but that won't happen until they are granted the right to vote.
Jolie
Level 4
Apr 6, 2019
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They do vote...but there's all sorts of dissuasions occurring here.
I believe they needed a 2/3 plurality to earn statehood. They got a majority in 2012...but not the plurality.
On November 6, 2012, eligible voters in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico were presented with two questions: ... Of those who answered on the second question 834,191 (61.2%) chose statehood, 454,768 (33.3%) chose free association, and 74,895 (5.5%) chose independence.
Statehood movement in Puerto Rico - Wikipedia
Only through capitalism as you guys are doing, can fix the problems in Puerto Rico. I’m not that familiar with Puerto Rico, but I do know that the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti caused much more damage than the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Los Angeles in 1994 was because Haiti does not have anywhere near as much capitalism as the U.S.
godnot
Level 4
Apr 5, 2019
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Spoken like a true convert. Can you explain what you mean?
@godnot. Sorry, but It had/has little to do with their economic focus. You should do some research first.
There's practically no "socialism"here in P.R. or in Haiti...it's a free market economy. The government is weak and practically non-existent.
Puerto Rico has beautiful beaches, a simple, religious, but family size-aware population, and a potential to be the Hawaii of the East coast if they continue as they are.
The problem is that in Haiti they are unbridled with their reproductive rate.
They reproduce far faster, and have many more children than the average Caribbean nation.
Couple that with their religious focus; almost a cross between Catholicism and voodoo...and you have people praising god for large families, and tolerating the high infant mortality rate.
The nation that shares the same island - the Dominican Republic - is different politically, and economically....but they still suffer a lot of poverty, and large, unplanned families.
But your original comment "only through capitalism" is naive at best. Do some research before you make general comments like that.
[socialistworker.org]
The Caribbean island of Hispaniola is home to two countries: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Both have a population of around 10 million — but that's about where their similarities end. The average Haitian is nearly 10 times poorer than the average Dominican, and much more likely to be unemployed.Oct 17, 2017
What a couple of great human beings you and your friend are!
Redheadedgammy
Level 9
Apr 3, 2019
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Thanks....Pictured here is the key player....an associate of his architect son from NYC who came here - leaving a budding enterprise in NYC to get P.R. men and women certified as installers. His name is Robert W. Hyde, and his email is RHyde@analemmasolar.com.
Robert "Wylie" Hyde set up class in Tom's "apartment complex". He's a math whiz and a techie - please share and spread the word!
How much does a battery cost? Where do I send the money? In what form? I'm not going to be downloading Facebook again.
Anonbene
Level 8
Apr 3, 2019
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Lead-acid batteries are cheap, heavy, dangerous to handle and short-lived; but they can be had for as low as 0.09 cents a KWhr. Lithium Ion batteries are expensive, light, safer to handle, and long lived; but they are many times more expensive than lead-acid batteries.
If you or anyone want to talk about funding help, contact Robert Wylie Hyde; CEO of Analemma Solar corp.
His email is WylieR18@yahoo.com.
or
RHyde@analemmasolar.com
Ask him for more info.
He's the man running the classes in this picture, and if you google "Solar Libre" you'll see many more images of him and others working on Solar for Puerto Rico.
@Robecology
Ok, thank you.
And thank you for asking about costs, and ways to contribute.
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