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Today’s MLK? the voice of Van Jones

January 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

The world has changed. The sole face, the sole name that seems to compete with Mickey Mouse or Ronald McDonald or a Pokemon figure for instant awareness among children seems to be Martin Luther King.  The world does change. And, it can change for the better. I have a dream … Thus, my young children […]

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Tags: business practice · climate change · Clinton Climate Initiative · eco-friendly · Energize America · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · green

Energizing America: The E2 Solution Path — The energy speech for the next President …

January 7th, 2008 · 8 Comments

As any who come to these pages are already aware, my passion is clear … helping my/your family, my/your community, my/your nation, my/our world find a path toward a prosperous and sustainable energy future. A path that will help us (US) navigate the dangerous seas of the Perfect Storm combination of Peak Oil and Global Warming. […]

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Tags: Energize America · Energy · politics

Small / Scalable / Renewable Power: The Berkeley Solution

November 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Making the Daily Kos recommended list, right now, is Shplik’s discussion Small and scalable renewable power: A New Deal Solution.  Shplik is absolutely right: we need a smart financing path to enable explosive growth in distributed (preferably renewable) energy production as part of the path toward an Energy Smart future. What is exciting is that […]

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Tags: business practice · Energize America · Energy · government energy policy

Invest in a Progressive Future …

November 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on Invest in a Progressive Future …

DISCLAIMER:  This is not about investing for your direct financial security but investing in our common future, If interested, continue with this discussion of a new path toward Investing in a Progressive Future. Political Mutual Funds It is a complex challenge to decide how to donate money. There are so many important issues and causes. […]

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Toward A Better America: A Five Point Plan

October 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The Republic is at a critical crossroads – a point where Americans must understand and take action to ensure a future for ourselves, our children, and the unborn Americans of tomorrow.   Today, the nation is being driven down a path of fiscal failure, rotting of industrial strength, immoral and unethical governance, selling of our […]

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Energize America: From Vegas to Chicago …

August 13th, 2007 · Comments Off on Energize America: From Vegas to Chicago …

Energize America, the people-powered plan for a sustainable energy future, has evolved.  Evolved from unknown bloggers sharing concerns about mounting energy problems, to a blogger community developing a holistic approach, to the blogosphere working with Congress to develop specific legislative approaches to help deal with the nation’s challenges. At  YearlyKos 2007, the EA2020 team reviewed […]

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Energize America: From Concept to Action … Yearly Kos, Chicago, part 1

August 11th, 2007 · Comments Off on Energize America: From Concept to Action … Yearly Kos, Chicago, part 1

Energize America, the people-powered plan for a sustainable energy future, has evolved.  Evolved from unknown bloggers sharing concerns about mounting energy problems, to a blogger community developing a holistic approach, to the blogosphere working with Congress to develop specific legislative approaches to help deal with the nation’s challenges. In Chicago, at  YearlyKos 2007, three of […]

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Stepping it Up … second time around …

August 8th, 2007 · Comments Off on Stepping it Up … second time around …

Global Warming is a massive challenge. It requires serious commitment for change toward a better tomorrow, change from government and from individuals.  Government action can help drive (and facilitate) individual action.  And, well, individual action — individuals acting in concert — can help drive government action. That second, individuals combining to drive a government response, is […]

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Tags: Bill McKibben · Energize America · StepItUp

Crashing the Hill: Energize America and Congress

August 3rd, 2007 · Comments Off on Crashing the Hill: Energize America and Congress

Crashing the Hill … that is the title of the third section of the Energize America presentation come Saturday morning, 0915-1015, Yearly Kos. Crashing the Hill … has been a learning experience for the Energize America team and community. Actually, a learning process that continues … and will continue as we fight for a prosperous […]

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Want to be President? Energize America

August 3rd, 2007 · Comments Off on Want to be President? Energize America

To all the candidates for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination (the next President of the United States) and your staffs, the Energize America community urges you to join us in Chicago, Saturday morning, for the panel Energize America and Crashing the Hill. If you are not aware of it, Energize America is a people-powered concept […]

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