Repower America

Repower America is the bold clean energy plan to “repower” our country with 100% clean electricity within 10 years

Linked with The Alliance for Climate Protection, and with American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009, ACES.

First described in a speech last July by Al Gore, Repower America means new industries with high-paying jobs. It means lower energy costs. And, it means substituting clean domestic sources of energy and a transition away from dirty coal and foreign oil. Read about the goal here … (full text Homepage … and map).

The Plan; In the States; Get involved; Press; Statements;
Energy Effinciency; Renewable Generation; GRID; Clean Energy; Clean Cars;
Contact online (only).

About /What is Repower America? The Repower America brand comprises two separate corporate entities, the Alliance for Climate Protection and the Climate Protection Action Fund.    Continuer la lecture de « Repower America »

The Alliance for Climate Protection

Linked with Repower America.

  • Our mission is to persuade the American people—and people elsewhere in the world—of the importance and urgency of adopting and implementing effective and comprehensive solutions for the climate crisis.
  • The Alliance for Climate Protection is undertaking an unprecedented mass persuasion exercise based on scientific facts. Through a new combination of non-partisan alliances with Americans from all walks of life and innovative and far-reaching communication techniques the Alliance will focus on presenting the facts about climate change and its solutions to the general public in an accurate, clear and compelling manner … (full text Homepage).

Our Partners: we can solve it; This is reality.org; Repower America; the Climate Protection Action Fund;
Staff; Board; Advisories: internal link; Partners; Employment opportunities;
Contact: online only.

Who We Are: The people involved in the Alliance have a track-record of breaking through the din of background noise on issues related to climate change. They also bring with them substantial cross–sectoral experience covering government (both public service and political), business (including energy, technology, finance and media), and civil society (within and beyond the environmental communities). We will be completely non–partisan in pursuing our mission.  Continuer la lecture de « The Alliance for Climate Protection »

The Humanity Initiative

Positive change, one that is adaptable to most any educational level in any society throughout the world.
Here is a working outline for our course, written in this case as a seminar for university-level students. Please send your comments and suggestions to Devon White at peace@humanity.org. Thank you. (Positive Change).

Homepage; Sitemap;
WorldView; Voices; Leadership; Activism; Issues; Essays; Donate;
Contact.

Who we are: A small circle of neighbors on four continents, we are working, like you, to find the best paths to positive change.  Continuer la lecture de « The Humanity Initiative »

Rural Uplift Centre RUC, India

This NGO has no website, but an e-mail, an address: RUC, Nagercoil Road, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli 627 108, Tamil Nadu, India;

and is decribed on Wiser Earth /About: Organisation aims and activities: RUC envisions a just society in which marginalized will ensure their rights and contrlo over their own lives. RUC’s objectives are to organize the focus groups and to build their capacity in order to promote a strong people’s movement, which strives to protect their rights to live and their to livelihood;
Further details: RUC is also involved in various human rights promotion activities through conducting compaigns, seminars, human rights intervention and monitoring and taking advocacy measures.

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Calcutta Foundation

Helping Calcutta ’s young talents grow and share their gifts with the world

Calcutta Foundation, established in 1993/4 by Mrs Fran Caterini (…), is a Charitable Trust, exempt from tax, under 80-G of Income Tax Act.  Mrs Caterini and Mrs Shamlu Dudeja were the working Members of the Board of Trustees; but Mrs Caterini went back to the US, in 1995, leaving Mrs. Dudeja to manage the affairs of the Trust. Mr. Russi Mody was the Chairman, at that time; that mantle was passed on to Mrs. Dudeja, soon thereafter. (Homepage).

Projects: current; past; Girls’ Foundation; Events; Donation;
Address: Calcutta Foundation, 4/1 Alipore Park Road, Calcutta 700027, India;
Contact.

OBJECTIVES: In one line, Calcutta Foundation’s primary objective is to WIPE A TEAR, BRING A SMILE, where-ever possible and to spread literacy amongst the underprivileged and the “dif-abled”.   Continuer la lecture de « Calcutta Foundation »