The
PROBLEM: The 1997 Worldwatch
Institute recently reported the health of our
planet, the world's population
is spiraling and more than 1 billion people cannot
feed themselves.
Vast areas of
forest have been stripped of trees and annual emissions
of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, the leading greenhouse
gas, have climbed to all-time highs, altering the
very composition of the atmosphere.
Eileen
Clausen, The US Assistant Secretary of State overseeing
environmental affairs, said Worldwatch's assessment
of the world is generally correct.
Maurice Strong, Secretary General of the Rio
de Janeiro Earth Summit also stated that more
than 100 nations are worse off today than 15 years
ago.
How much
more can people endure and the world absorb? Imagine
flying in a 747 and seeing one rivet pop out (a species
goes extinct ) — you wouldn't worry much. Then
another rivet pops (the ozone hole grows) and then
another (megacities brings excess pollution). There
is certainly a time when the next rivet popping out
will cause the plane to crash -- affecting the entire
human family. How long do we continue our course
before these emergencies force a change in our direction?
The
SOLUTION: The GENI Initiative is a very compelling
global strategy for peace and sustainable development.
I'm pleased that my old hometown paper,
The North County Times
featured
an excellent summary of this global option. We
need your help to do more of the same — everywhere!
Please
continue to share this work with your friends, co-workers,
political leaders and media. Your support makes this
effort possible — and the planet needs it more
than ever.
In partnership
for the planet,
Peter Meisen
President
Keywords
: How long do we continue our course before these
emergencies force a change in our direction?sustainable
development, global energy network institute, international
electricity transmission, grid, power, environmental
educational programs, peace, zero population growth,
stabilization, life expectancy.
