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(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…

(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

(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

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

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

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

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

One of the final technical design hurdles is the design of the structure over the biogas digester to maintain an acceptable atmospheric environment and provide storage and work space for the operators of the system. The Seattle chapter of Architects without Borders (AWB) has volunteered their member’s time and talent … Read More

Dr. Michael Marsolek of Seattle University spent a month in Kathmandu meeting with Kathmandu University to set up a program to conduct lab/bench tests with samples of human waste from Everest base camp. Testing may take up to 2 years and will confirm the performance modeling done in 2011. More … Read More

The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (the UIAA) invited our project to submit a proposal for their annual environmental award, the UIAA Mountain Protection Award. Even if not selected, our program will be provided access to UIAA’s 80 national federations and their 2.5 million members.