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GLOBAL
ENERGY NETWORK INSTITUTE
a
solution to global problems
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29 April
2000
Korean
Dialogue — Worth the Wait
Dear GENI
Friend,
Part of
GENI's strategy is to focus on the world's hot spots
— offering the parties an alternative to the
divisive rhetoric that we see in the news. This trimtab
effort by GENI is designed to shift nations towards
a mutually beneficial initiative. Then we can point
to that region and say,
If
those nations can do it, then this energy integration
can occur anywhere
For GENI's
long time supporters, you will recall our efforts
to promote the electrical interconnection between
North and South Korea in 1994. This began at the time
when North Korea was beginning a nuclear program which
made all its neighbors nervous. Enclosed is the cover
letter we sent to all the stake-holders, suggesting
the benefits of linking Japan, Russia, China and North
and South Korea.
Change
takes time — and sometimes a lot longer due to
geopolitics.
I was heartened
by the recent announcement of the upcoming summit
between the Presidents of North and South Korea. Then
a you read deep into the story you find:
One
potential reward widely mentioned yesterday as a possible
recompense for giving South Korean president such
a diplomatic vindication on the eve of South Korea's
elections was a reconnection of the power grids between
the two countries,enabling the booming South to furnish
desperately needed electricity.
While this
statement doesn't have the emotional impact of feeding
starving children or inoculating babies from disease
— the ultimate result will be just that. Sufficient
electricity will enable the North to pump and filter
water, refrigerate food and medicine, and extend the
day with lighting for the education of women and children.
This is where your
contribution makes a difference over many years.
And I want you to know the difference you are making.
In partnership
for the planet,
Peter
Meisen
President
Keywords
: Korean Dialogue- Worth the Wait, sustainable development,
global energy network institute, international electricity
transmission, grid, power, environmental educational
programs, peace, zero population growth, stabilization,
life expectancy,.
GENI
is a U.S. Tax Exempt 501(c)(3) Corporation committed
to improving the quality of life for everyone without
damage to the planet.
GENI Affiliates in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New
Zealand, Singapore and United States.
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