Peter Meisen (Author - Speaker)
President, The GENI Initiative
Global Energy Network Institute

Presentation Topics:

"Linking Renewable Energy Resources Around the World"
The shortage of energy is a myth that persists today. Clean, renewable energy is abundant on our planet -- yet marginally utilized. The technology exists today to tap a much greater share of "green energy" -- and reduce atmospheric pollution and the greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels.

"How Kilowatts can Stabilize Population Growth"
Moving a family out of daily survival into a better living standard results in a marked reduction of birth rates. For 2 billion people who have no basic electricity, the availability of lighting, refrigeration, and clean water creates immediate improvement -- and lessens the need for larger families.

The dymaxion map with
global electric network

"There is Enough for All"
Many people believe that to get ahead, some else must lose. While the phrase "win-win" has become commonplace, the principle of ephemeralization, "doing more with less", offers humanity the possibility of providing a decent quality of life for everyone."

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Biography

Peter Meisen is a graduate (1976) of the University of California at San Diego with an Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences Degree. In 1986 he founded GENI, a non-profit research educational institute to explore global solutions for peace and sustainable development. His focus is on the premier strategy of linking electrical networks between countries and continents, with an emphasis on tapping renewable energy resources. In 1983, Meisen co-founded SHARE (Self Help and Resource Exchange), currently the largest private, self-help food distribution program in the United States. Internationally, there are rural development programs in Mexico and Guatemala, using the strategies of micro-credit lending, community organizing and family health and nutrition.

Endorsements:

"The most thoughtful and scientific solution to the world's problems I've ever seen." Ron Williams, Senior Research Director, General Motors

"The program for a World Energy Grid deserves the attention and full support of individuals and groups throughout the globe concerned with creating a culture of peace based on genuine sustainable development. It's a practical vision and significant contribution to the movement for a just world order." Dr. Saul Mendlovitz, Dag Hammarskjold Professor of Peace at Rutgers University

"The GENI initiative fits right into the more and more interdependent world. Globalization is about a more and more borderless world and the need to respond globally to the needs of mankind. To preserve our common base, the Earth, we need to join forces to generate electricity as environmentally friendly as possible. This is crucial and therefore GENI deserves support." Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of The Netherlands

What the Experts are Saying:

"I have followed closely the work of GENI for some time, and find the project to be one of the most important opportunities to further the cause of environmental protection and sustainable development." Noel Brown, Special Advisor, Group of 77 Developing Nations

"I will not repeat it often enough. We need several great world engineering projects which will help save us incredible sums of money spent on national duplications, increase productivity of the world economy and help us save the environment. . . The world energy grid should receive top attention and be supported" Robert Muller, Chancellor, University for Peace

"A global energy network makes enormous sense if we are to meet global energy needs with a minimal impact on the world's environment." Al Gore, as US Senator (Tennessee)

"My conclusion is that to build a new world -- to build peace -- we must literally build it. . . Two billion people live without electricity today. Show me any area in the world where there is a lack of energy, and I'll show you basic poverty. There is a direct tie-in between energy and poverty, energy and war, energy and peace... Electrical interconnections between regions -- and even continents -- can and must be tackled now. This can be a vast and visionary undertaking -- worthy of our generation." Walter Hickel, Governor of Alaska, Chairman of Northern Forum

Selected Articles by Peter Meisen

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