Editorial

(Vol 3 no 4)

Oil continues to increase in price and demand from China and India will only grow. What are you planning on?

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Goldtooth: 'We only have one Mother Earth' http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096410622

by: Tom Goldtooth / Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network

Most everyone has heard about climate change, and most certainly about global warming. While some people still don't believe climate change exists, I am convinced it is real.

In January, climate experts from 30 countries met in England to discuss new evidence which proves we are fast approaching the point of no return. These experts report an ecological time bomb ticking away toward widespread drought, crop failures and rising sea levels. Scientists throughout the world continue to conclude with deep urgency that climate change is creating dangerous conditions that require immediate attention.

The November 2004 Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Report found that for indigenous people of the Arctic, climate change is very real. The report describes massive thinning and depletion of sea ice, which may result in species of seals, walrus and polar bear being pushed to extinction by 2070 - 2090.

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New Section(s) –

We will also create a link and associate with groups supporting home schooling so that families could become more independent and help lower local taxes. Please check www.jmja.com/homeschool/

Interesting Links:

The new section for this newsletter is the outline for a state-by-state comparison along with a request for a contact to send in news for each state and to serve as a state representative.

We need you to push manufacturers and dealers to send in their product information so we can present it here!

We are also seeking a non-profit as our sponsor so that we can seek foundation and public funding together.

We hope you enjoy this issue and welcome your comments and suggestions.

Future Section(s)

Energy Patents – Latest Energy Ideas

Independence – Ideas for independent living

Safety – How to stay safe around electric

AGAIN:

The difference with our group is that we are promoting and encouraging energy independence using clean renewable sources and promoting jobs and incentives for the creation of Energy Farms. We will also cover becoming independent and how best to run it as a small business thus it is not just to support your personal energy needs but for an income-producing career.

• We will be asking people to write letters to their representatives to push for this goal by supporting legislation that promote Renewable Energy.
• We are asking the government to attack the issue of energy independence the same way we pushed the Apollo Program which landed a man on the moon and we will ask people to get behind the issue with the same enthusiasm that fans show for sporting events and for Hollywood and TV movies.
• We will encourage colleges to create a curriculum to show people a new career alternative, that of generating electric and selling it to the utilities.
• We will push for a standard acceptable contract for independent power producers and the utilities so that the additional legal costs can be avoided.
• We will also seek reasonable environmental controls. We are the stewards of our planet and we need to maintain it so that future generations can enjoy it in safety.
• Backing would come from a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan guarantee with up to $500,000. The idea is to create a small business opportunity for individuals and families as a home based business.
• Being energy independent should avoid future wars over oil and lost lives while benefiting the standard of living for people worldwide.
• Check our Mission Statement

If you feel the same way please add your voice in the battle.

Design Challenge

We are promoting companies to send in their best designs for a small Energy Farm in the $200,000 to $500,000 range. If we can put together a site that generates a good income and a sustainable career for people we can replicate it across the country and create jobs for thousands of people. As part of the effort we will cover various products, home design and independent living ideas. Feel free to send your ideas to mailto:editor@energyfarms.org

Please also feel free to send this newsletter to others, but do not spam!

If you are receiving multiple copies please e-mail us with the address you want removed.

I also included the contents from previous issues and a link to it on the web

This newsletter promotes energy independence, independent living and environmental stewardship.

Some near terms growth plans.

• We are picking up advisors and future contributors for articles, we have several people who have been interested all their lives but didn’t know how to get involved. We will have their bios in future Newsletters.
• We are now also looking for people/groups to send in state reports.
• We are now publishing every other week so we are looking for sponsors to help us publish on this schedule and to become a non-profit organization promoting mid-scale energy generation and energy independence.
• Some subscribers to the Newsletter are from other countries, involved with the environment and would like to help their countrymen become independent and build their own family energy farm.
• We are looking to team up with an energy non-profit to seek funding from funding sources to the benefit of our goal. If your group would like to consider sponsoring our group please contact us at editor@energyfarms.org

Note: Stop the telemarketing calls and spend more time on the web doing RE work, go to www.donotcall.gov the online registry site and stop those marketing calls during supper!

To keep the Newsletter short we try to provide links to most items, just double click and you should be taken to the item. Please send this Newsletter to others!

Prior to sending out the Newsletter all links are checked BUT since they are on other sites there is no assurance that they will work nor will they work in the future!

If you have a problem please send an email to us at mailto:editor@energyfarms.org