(August 5, 2018) – CNN recently aired a piece looking at the human waste issues on Everest that featured the efforts of the Mt Everest Biogas Project. The story was featured on air as well as the CNN homepage! Article as it was published by CNN…
Earthfix Article Highlighting the Mount Everest Biogas Project now Featured on KUOW
(November 25, 2017) – The Earthfix article, featuring the Mount Everest Biogas Project, that we posted about last week, was also picked up and published by KUOW! The article does a great job of highlighting the growing waste issue on Mount Everest and how we, Mount Everest Biogas Project, are … Read More
Mount Everest Biogas Project Featured on EarthFix
(November 20, 2017) – Mount Everest Biogas Project was recently featured on Northwest Public Radio in an on air segment of the environmental news program: Earthfix. The segment highlights the the human waste issues on Everest and Mount Everest Biogas Project’s solution. Earthfix is a public media partnership that is … Read More
First-of-its-Kind Mount Everest Biogas Project Wins Prestigious Mountain Protection Award From the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA)
SEATTLE, WA (October 26, 2017) – Honored among a distinguished group of twenty-two nominees from around the world, the Mount Everest Biogas Project has won the 2017 Mountain Protection Award (MPA) for its visionary solution to the decades-long impact of human waste on Mount Everest, and other remote, high altitude, … Read More
Mount Everest Biogas Project Nominated for UIAA MPA Award
October 6, 2017 Mount Everest Biogas Project has been recognized by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) as a nominee for the 2017 Mountain Protection Award (MPA) Honored among a prestigious group of twenty-two nominees from around the world for the 2017 MPA, the Mount Everest Biogas Project is … Read More
It’s Official! MEBP is an official 501(c)(3) Non-Profit!
Our team was officially recognized as a 501(c)(3) entity at the end of December 2016! We can now move forward with our design and work with the Everest communities. Special thanks for all our volunteer’s help over the past 6 years, and especially for Kirk Robinson’s help in helping Perkins Coie … Read More
Nepal 2016 Travel Journal – Chapter 2
Saturday, May 7 We met Mingma at the airport early to catch the first flight to Lukla (9000ft), the beginning of our trek. A series of miscommunications at the airport lead to our seats being given to other travelers. However, Mingma found us an alternative almost immediately. A helicopter (piloted by a … Read More
Nepal 2016 Travel Journal – Chapter #1
This is Joe’s daily log of the May 4-26, 2016 trip to Nepal along with MEBP team member Garry Porter and Social-Media Coordinator Brenda Bednar. As availability of internet and computers will be inconsistent on the 17-day trek through the Khumbu Valley, posts will be written daily but uploaded when possible. More photos of … Read More