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Solar Crowdfunding a Solution to Energy Poverty

Installing solar panels in a village.

Image: Installing solar panels in a village.

ecowatch.com - August 28th - Justin Guay

We have two broken systems—energy and finance—which conspire to support a coal fired centralized grid that never reaches the poor while driving dangerous climate change. That means 1.3 billion people around the world won’t escape the dark, and we’ll fry the climate, unless we disrupt these systems and deploy distributed clean energy. Three months ago the Sierra Club worked on a pilot project with SunFunder to promote such a potentially disruptive solution: solar crowdfunding for the world’s poor.

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The World Bank Report about Childhood Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank Group recently reported major decrease in childhood diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Loss of health due to diarrheal diseases dropped 34% between 1990 and 2010, lower respiratory infections (LRIs) such as pneumonia dropped 22%, and protein-energy malnutrition was down 17%. Several countries documented striking progress, with Malawi reducing diarrheal diseases by 65%, Burundi decreasing LRIs by 44%, and Benin reducing measles by 84% during this time. Despite this progress, childhood diseases remain major threat in that region. Please click here for more information.

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Federation of American Scientists

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The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) works to provide science-based analysis of and solutions to protect against catastrophic threats to national and international security. Specifically, FAS works to reduce the spread and number of nuclear weapons, prevent nuclear and radiological terrorism, promote high standards for nuclear energy’s safety and security, illuminate government secrecy practices, as well as track and eliminate the global illicit trade of conventional, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.  FAS was founded in 1945 by many of the Manhattan Project scientists who wanted to prevent nuclear war and is one of the longest serving organizations in the world dedicated to reducing nuclear threats and informing the public debate by providing technically-based research and analysis on these issues.

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Eli Beer: The fastest ambulance? A motorcycle

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ted.com - July 2013

As a young EMT on a Jerusalem ambulance, Eli Beer realized that, stuck in brutal urban traffic, they often arrived too late to help. So he organized a group of volunteer EMTs -- many on foot -- ready to drop everything and dash to save lives in their neighborhood. Today, United Hatzlah uses a smartphone app and a fleet of “ambucycles” to help nearby patients until an ambulance arrives.

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100 Resilient Cities Challenge: How To Apply?

Go to the following weblink information on applying for the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge:

 

   http://challenge.100resilientcities.org/how-to-apply

 

You will find Frequently Asked Questions at this link. 

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Invitation to Registered Cities to 9/11 Conference Call

 

 

 

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Registration for the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge

You must register for the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge by going to:

        http://100resilientcities.rockefellerfoundation.org/pages/for-cities

 

Fill out the registration online.  An aspiring Resilient City must register with the Mayor's office, City Manager's office, or City Council by September 23.

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Link to the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge

Here is the link to The Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge . . .
http://100resilientcities.rockefellerfoundation.org/pages/for-cities

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Mobilizing for Impact Across Africa: 10 Game-Changing Examples of Advocacy and Innovation

      

Expanding Access to Solar Technology By Supporting Women Working in Clean Energy - Photo Credit: Solar Sister

submitted by Albert Gomez

clintonglobalinitiative.org - August 9, 2013

It’s pretty evident: the world is getting smaller. Thanks to new tools and efforts across the globe, it’s also getting better.

For the evidence, look to Africa. From Casablanca to Cape Town, local, regional, and global leaders from every sphere of society are implementing innovative technologies and engaging in grassroots efforts to address some of the greatest challenges of our time. Many of them are members of the CGI community—individuals and organizations that are turning their ideas into action by increasing economic opportunities for women, promoting eco-friendly farming in Kenya, fostering youth entrepreneurship in Morocco, and more.

View the slideshow for 10 examples of mobilizers from within the CGI community that are working to advance positive change in Africa and increase shared prosperity in this ever-shrinking world.

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be Waste Wise : Integrating Informal Sector Recycling in Latin America

wastewise.be - http://wastewise.be/2013/07/integrating-the-informal-waste-recycling-sector/

submitted by Albert Gomez

Using 21st century tools to bridge the gap in waste solutions expertise worldwide.

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