Here’s an excerpt from the thank-you letter I just received from the oft-mentioned charitable organization I support in Venezuela, call the Turimiquire Foundation. I thought readers would be interested in what these folks are accomplishing down there. An astounding 96+ …
Amazingly Powerful and Efficient Charitable Foundation: Turimiquire Read More »
As we make our way toward Christmas and some of us consider how we can refashion our lives so as to better conform with the teachings of Jesus, it’s worth noting what Harriet Beecher Stowe said here. Unbridled capitalism has …
The chart here says a lot. FWIW, here’s what I do with my charitable dollars. Sure, like many of readers here at 2GreenEnergy, I’m a dues-paying member of the Sierra Club, Amnesty International and a couple of others along these …
Each Christmas I make a pitch to 2GreenEnergy readers who may find themselves in a philanthropic spirit to consider the Turimiquire Foundation in their holiday giving, as I have personally since the 1990s, when I first met Willie Bloomstein, the manager …
The Turimiquire Foundation–Getting It Done in Northeastern Venezuela Read More »
On my piece: “Good Ideas in Clean Energy Are Actually Quite Rare,” longtime 2GreenEnergy supporter “BreathOnTheWind” notes: We seem to expect renewable resources to be a plug and play replacement for fossil fuels. On the contrary, renewable energy gathers energy …
I thought I’d reproduce here a part of the Thank You letter I receive for my annual contribution to the Turimiquire Foundation, a non-profit whose purpose is to improve the quality of life for the poorest of the poor in …
Turimiquire Foundation: A Beacon of Light in a World of Gloom Read More »
I thought readers might be interested in this note I just sent to an old friend who’s getting on in years and has become concerned that humankind has gotten off the track vis-a-vis sustainability. As a man of reason and compassion, …
A Few Ideas for Those Who Want To Make a Difference Re: Sustainability Read More »
Like most people, there are a number of things I do with ridiculous consistency throughout the holiday season. For me, it starts Thanksgiving Day, when I wake up and make a few calls to thank the people who made great …
Like me, you are inundated with requests for financial support. We write annual checks to our old schools out of a sense of loyalty, and profound gratitude for what we took away. But beyond that, where does smart philanthropy go? …
Consider a Donation to Sustainability in the Holiday Season Read More »
It’s that time of the year when we all start thinking about holiday gift-giving. I had a Jewish roommate in college, a funny but ornery character, who summarized Christmas as “crass commercialism.” Though I was raised a Presbyterian, he didn’t offend me …
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