December
4, 2001
Poverty
and environmental degradation can lead to terrorism.
Write
a letter to your policy-maker now.
Dear GENI
Friend,
Terrorism surely has many causes, and we may never
understand the extremist mind set. Yet, poverty
is surely a breeding ground for unrest and violence.
A society that remains repressed in a world
of abundance will ultimately want an equitable
share of resources, quality of life, health
care, etc. This is the essence of UNEP
Director, Klaus Toepfer, addressing a post-September
11 plan of action.
Buckminster
Fuller posed the essential question in the World
Game simulation:
How
do we make the world work for 100% of humanity
in the shortest possible time through spontaneous
cooperation without environmental damage or
disadvantage to anyone?
The GENI
Initiative is the number one solution to this question.
That is: the interconnection of electrical grids
between nations with an emphasis on tapping local
and remote renewable energy resources. Building
wind farms in Texas, buying your energy from Green
Mountain Energy, or putting photovoltaic cells
on your rooftop are all part of the answer. In
fact, wind and solar energy are growing at 24%
and 18% respectively, the fastest rate of any energy
development in the world today!
But that's
not enough. Our political leaders have tools that
can help accelerate new technologies: through incentives,
tax credits and rebates, government buy-downs,
land lease/grants and R & D funding. With these
devices, our government officials can alter the
course of an entire industry.
We invite you to contact your Senator, Prime
Minister, Governor with a letter today. Ask
them to consider this strategy within your nation
and with your neighbors. As an example, enclosed
is GENI's letter
to Senator Daschle, as that body is voting
on the National Energy Plan next month. What
if you knew there was enough renewable energy
capacity to meet all your electrical needs?
(See CNN's
summary of the 2001 plan)
Have a
wonderful holidays and happy New Year,
Peter Meisen
CD-ROM:
There is no energy crisis
features a 7 minute film plus extensive material on
electricity, renewable energy, power grids, Bucky
Fuller, population and development. It will change
the world.
Keywords: The World Energy Conference
Report and Request for your Support,renewable energy
resources,investment,global energy network institute,
international electricity transmission, grid, power,
environmental educational programs, peace
GENI
is a U.S. Tax Exempt 501(c)(3) Corporation committed
to improving the quality of life for everyone without
damage to the planet.
GENI Affiliates in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New
Zealand, Singapore and United States.
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