Greener Globe World Powers Vow Cuts in Emissions
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This year’s G7 Summit of the U.S., UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, plus the European Union, has agreed in principle that the global economy must be com- pletely fossil fuel-free by the end of this century to curb de- structive climate change. To that end, the nations agreed to work toward cutting emissions between 40 and 70 percent by 2050.
Government White House Responds to Online Petitions
President Obama has made it a priority to open a direct channel for people to be heard via online petitions. Jason Gold- man, chief digital officer at the White House, says that his staff has responded to dozens of requests to take action on a variety of issues in recent months. “We want to make sure those responses aren’t the final page, but rather the start of an ongoing conversation,” he says.
Change.org has chosen to inte-
grate with the We the People plat- form, meaning the future signatures of its 100 million users will count toward the threshold of 100,000 for getting an official response from the administration. “The process of hearing from us
about your petition is going to look a little different,” says Goldman. “We’ve assembled a team of people respon- sible for taking your questions and requests and bringing them to the right people, whether within the White House or in an agency within the ad- ministration that may be in a position to say something about your request.”
Visit
Petitions.WhiteHouse.gov.
Prayer is more than meditation.
In meditation the source of strength is one’s self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.
~Chiang Kai-shek German Chancellor Angela Merkel also announced that the G7 countries
would raise $100 billion from public and private sources by 2020 to help poorer nations adapt. Environmental groups such as Greenpeace praised the action. In a statement, the Sierra Club called it “the first time that the leaders of the world have made clear with one voice that we must get off fossil fuels completely.” Two hundred countries are expected to commit in writing to specific plans for greening their economies at the United Nations Climate Change Conference this month in Paris.
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TheHill.com
Good Tithings Lend a Hand to Causes While You Shop
This holiday season, every gift purchased through GoodSearch. com can earn a donation of up to 30 percent of its value for a favorite charity, along with money-saving coupons for the customer. More than 2,500 national retailers are participating in the program, including Apple, Target, Toys “R” Us, Ralph Lauren, Macy’s, 1-800-Flowers, PetSmart and Expedia. Instead of limiting qualifying purchases to a particular product and charity, the campaign includes nearly every product in the store. The donation goes to the charity or school of the shopper’s choice with the cooperation of the organiza- tion’s GoodShop, which has raised more than $9 million for charities ranging from The American Red Cross and ASPCA to local homeless shelters and schools. Each Internet search through the website also earns the charity about a penny.
With GoodDining, meals at more than 10,000 restaurants earn donations, with more than 100,000 charities and schools benefitting. UNICEF has used money from Good- Search and GoodShop to provide clean drinking water to more than 200,000 children.
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