Law

way to go, Ben, glad you posted this. I'll put out the word, let's
hope it gets some eyes...

sven

On May 29, 1:16 pm, Ben Jervey <bjer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Sven,
> I took your advice and threw together an intro post. (I must confess
> that this is my first contribution to DK GreenRoots since my reports
> from the ground at COP15 in Copenhagen!)
> Here it is:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/29/1095664/-Help-Combat-Energy-...
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> Let me know if you have any other advice! I truly believe that the DK
> community could be an incredible resource as I trudge through this
> project.
> Best,
> Ben
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> On May 24, 2:40 am, citisven <sveneberl...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Ben,
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> > I think this is brilliant and really important. The trailer on the
> > kickstarter page is nicely done too, it really brings it home how
> > pretty much everything we touch in our lives depends on a complex
> > series of processes to create energy. I'm wondering if you could write
> > a diary introducing the project, since you know the most about it and
> > can answer questions in the comments. I would certainly be there to
> > support the diary and I'm sure everyone else on this list would too.
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> > Sven (citisven)
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> > On May 23, 11:53 am, Ben Jervey <bjer...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Hi all,
> > > I'm typically a pretty passive member of this list--taking in the
> > > notes and reading the wonderful posts (and, obviously, taking actions
> > > when they're called for), but I'm working on a project right now that
> > > I really do think is worth sharing, and hope that this isn't a misuse
> > > of this group for me to share it here.
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> > > I'm working with an organization called Focus the Nation
> > > (www.focusthenation.org) on a pretty big energy-related project. We're
> > > putting together a basic Energy 101 primer/guidebook/curriculum. The
> > > mission is to combat energy illiteracy. Why? Because even though
> > > energy is one of the world's largest industries and is entirely
> > > intertwined with our great global challenges (development, economy,
> > > health, environment, etc), far too few people really understand what
> > > happens "behind the light switch."
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> > > I think that The Watt? An Energy 101 primer could be a useful tool for
> > > anyone interested at all in energy issues, and really, the video on
> > > our Kickstarter* project page describes it best (It's only 90
> > > seconds):http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/focusthenation/the-watt-an-energy...
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> > > No matter what, we're creating a PDF print version of this book, that
> > > will be available for free download by anyone (regardless of
> > > Kickstarter funding success). We're trying to raise money for is an
> > > interactive electronic version that could be used on an iPad,
> > > computer, Kindle, Nook, or any other tablet device. We like to think
> > > of it as a sort of 21st Century textbook covering energy in the 21st
> > > Century. We'll be distributing these print and e-books to Focus the
> > > Nation's youth leaders, and through other educational partnerships.
>
> > > Could make for a blog post or content for someone, but also we're
> > > really open to all kinds of modes of partnership on this, and I'm
> > > always looking for feedback and advice about how this thing could come
> > > to life.
> > > I'd love to hear from anyone at all interested. Drop me a line!
> > > Ben
> > > bjer...@gmail.com

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