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? Switch to compact fluorescents for your five most-used lights. Yes, compact fluorescents are initially more expensive ($2 to $20) than conventional incandescent bulbs, but some utilities subsidize them and the remaining extra cost is worth it. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a single compact fluorescent will shave $60 off your energy bill in its lifetime and keep a half ton of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. The federal Energy Star program notes that if every household in the nation switched five bulbs, we could shut down 24 power plants. Compact fluorescent bulbs use at least two-thirds less energy and last six to 10 times longer than conventional bulbs?not a bad return on your small investment!
? Insulate your windows. If you don?t have double-pane windows and can?t afford to install them, consider putting up plastic. Window plastic comes in kits ($4 to $6 per window) that are available at most hardware stores, and can be installed easily. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the pocket of air created between the plastic and the window serves as insulation, reducing heat loss by 25 to 50 percent.
? Don sweaters and fuzzy slippers. Before turning up the thermostat, ask yourself if you might be just as comfortable putting on some layers. The DOE calculates that your energy bill will go up three percent for each degree you raise the thermostat. Remember that tightly knit clothing is warmer than loose-knit, and wool is warmer than cotton.
? Use hot water efficiently. Install low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators?you?ll use less water, so you?ll have to heat less water. The DOE notes that a low-flow showerhead reduces the amount of water you must heat by 20 gallons, without reducing the quality of your shower. A $10 to $20 showerhead will pay for itself within three or four months. Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible and use the washer only with a full load. Keep your water heater set between 120 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
? Watch your appliance use. Everyday appliances siphon huge amounts of energy off the grid, but those with Energy Star ratings use 10 to 50 percent less energy than standard models. When cooking, the NRDC advises consumers to ?resist the urge to open the oven door to peek?each opening can reduce the oven temperature 25 degrees.? Efficiency Vermont suggests keeping refrigerators at 36 to 38 degrees, and freezers at zero to five degrees. Unplug televisions when not in use, as they will continue to draw power even when switched off. Computers should be set to ?hibernate? when abandoned temporarily.
? Use blinds and curtains wisely. In the winter, open window coverings during the day to let in solar radiation and shut them at night to keep the heat in. Emulate the pioneers by only exposing south and west-facing windows. In the summer, apply this principle in reverse. Keep windows shaded during the day to keep the heat out.
? Pay attention to your thermostat. The NRDC recommends setting the thermostat to 68 degrees in the winter, and dropping it down to 55 degrees when you are asleep or are away from the house for more than a couple hours.
? Stop drafts in windows and under doors. The Utah Department of Natural Resources suggests you can reduce your energy bill by 10 percent by ferreting out and sealing up air leaks. The DOE advises consumers to ?pay special attention around windows and where siding or bricks and wood trim meet.? Caulking, sealant, and weather stripping will do the trick and are available at most hardware stores. Cute little draft blockers can be had at most craft fairs.
? Close doors and vents to unused rooms. Many of us live in houses with more space than we need, yet we still spend the money to heat empty rooms. The DOE calculates that, ?by closing the vents to just one spare bedroom in a fi?e-room house, you can instantly cut your heating bills by as much as 20 percent.?
? Use a humidifier. According to the DOE, ?It?s not the heat; it?s the humidity.? Moisture from a humidifier will increase the ?heat index,? making 68 degrees feel like 76. Maintain a relative humidity between 30 to 50 percent to keep condensation off the windows.

La concurs pot participa grupuri de initiativa formate din elevi, avind un coordonator adult, ONG locale de tineri.

Criterii de eligibilitate:
o Expunerea exacta a problemei si identificarea cailor de solutionare a ei.
o Calitatea subiectelor emise la postul de radio/publicate in ziar.
o Caracterul novator al ideilor prezentate in proiect.

Tematica si continutul emisiunilor si articolelor vor fi elaborate de tineri pentru tineri, avind o implicare a adultilor doar la nivel de coordonare.

Una dintre conditiile obligatorii este cofinantarea proiectelor de catre comunitate (scoala, primarie, agenti economici). Contributia comunitatii nu va fi mai mica de 20 % din suma proiectului si poate fi exprimata si in forma materiala: echipamente, spatiu, consumabile,
etc. Se va da preferinta proiectelor sustinute de administratia scolii.

Dosarul prezentat la concurs va contine:
1. Formularul de participare
2. Descrierea grupului de initiativa sau a ONG de tineri
3. Scrisori de garantie pentru cofinantare
4. CV coordonatorului adult
5. Scrisoare de suport din partea directiei scolii
Termenul limita de prezentare a dosarelor – 30 iunie 2004 (data postei).

Grupurile de initiativa ale tinerilor pot primi formularul de participare la Centrul Media pentru Tineri sau le puteti lua de pe pagina web: [url=http://www.centrulmedia.md]www.centrulmedia.md[/url] sau la adresa [url=http://www.youth.md/files/Formular_concurs_granturi_mici.doc]http://www.youth.md/files/Formular_concurs_granturi_mici.doc[/url] )
Adresa: str.Drumul Viilor, 30/2, 2021, Chisinau. Contacte la tel.:
73.14.52, Alina Didilica sau Veronica Chicu-Boboc (mob. 0693554433)
e-mail: [email]centrulmedia@hotmail.com[/email]

Ambasada Statelor Unite ale Americii solicita cereri de finantare pentru urmatoarea runda a programului de Granturi Mici pentru Sustinerea Initiativelor Democratice. Organizatiile neguvernamentale inregistrate si mass media independenta sunt incurajate sa prezinte cereri de finantare pentru proiecte ce ar stimula discutii publice deschise si echilibrate si dezbateri pe probleme importante pentru cetatenii de rand ai Moldovei. Posibilele activitati trebuie sa includa mese rotunde, dezbateri radio si televizate si discutii privind problema data. Fiecare eveniment trebuie sa ofere posibilitatea persoanelor reprezentand intreg spectrul de opinii privind problema data, de a-si exprima propriile puncte de vedere. Este binevenita colaborarea intre ONG-uri si mass media locala.

Data limita pentru prezentarea proiectelor este 30 iunie 2004, 18:00. Vor fi acceptate doar cererile de finantare care se refera la tematica anuntata. Cererile de finantare ce nu corespund tematicii anuntate nu vor fi considerate.

Organizatiile care intentioneaza sa prezinte cereri de finantare sunt invitate sa participe la seminarele informative in cadrul carora discutiile se vor axa pe procesul de scriere a cererii de finantare, precum si detalii privind genul de proiecte pe care Ambasada le finanteaza. Seminarele informative se vor desfasura in urmatoarele zile:

Formularele si informatia suplimentara le gasiti la:
[url=http://www.usembassy.md/grants]http://www.usembassy.md/grants[/url]
Persoana de contact:
Stelian Rusu
Coordonatorul programului
Centrul de Resurse Informationale
Banulescu-Bodoni 57/1, et. 2
Tel.: 22-99-50
Fax: 23-85-48
E-mail: [email]RusuS@state.gov[/email]

"Stock depletion has implications for food security and economic development, reduces social welfare in countries around the world and undermines the well being of underwater ecosystems," says Ichiro Nomura, FAO Assistant Director General for Fisheries.

The report details how seven of the world’s top ten fish species are stretched to their limits. Populations of Chilean jack mackerel, Alaska Pollock, Japanese anchovy, blue whiting, Atlantic herring and capelin are already fully exploited or over-exploited. "Serious biological and economic drawbacks are likely if fishing capacity for these stocks is further increased," warned the report.

As world fish consumption is expected to rise by more than 25 percent by 2015, FAO officials are stressing the urgent need to rebuild depleted stocks. Fish populations–not to mention the marine ecosystems and human livelihoods dependent on them–are at greatest risk in the Northeast Atlantic, Black Sea and the Southeast Pacific, according to FAO.

Voluntarii pe care ii asteptam sunt studenti, de preferinta in anii 2 sau 3 de studiu. Dupa selectie, acestia vor participa la un training pe tema managementului proiectelor.

Daca sunteti interesati, trimiteti un CV si scrisoare de intentie la email: [email]aegeestaff@yahoo.com[/email]

Asociatia Studentilor Europeni AEGEE ? Europe reprezinta o retea de filiale, numite antene, pe ?ntreg spatiul european, fiind una dintre cele mai mari organizatii interdisciplinare pe plan mondial.

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Promovand ideea unei Europe unite in randul tinerilor, intelegerea intre popoare, toleranta, constiinta europeana, precum si cresterea nivelului de cultura si informare a studentilor, AEGEE ?si desfaoara activitatea prin intermediul a 260 de filiale, raspandite in 260 de centre universitare din 40 de tari ale Europei, avand peste 17.000 membri.

Asociatia Studentilor Europeni Iasi a realizat pana ?n prezent o gama variata de activitati, concretizate prin proiecte atat la nivel local, cat si international menite sa demonstreze implicarea activa ?n procesul de dezvoltare durabila a societatii civile.

48 de ONG-uri din toate cele opt regiuni de dezvoltare vor fi selectate pentru a beneficia de asistenta si a impartasi experienta lor in acest domeniu.

Procesul de asistare se intinde pe o perioada de patru luni si include vizitarea organizatiilor participante, aplicarea unui chestionar de auto-evaluare a capacitatii de a lucra in parteneriat si consultanta prin e-mail. Intalnirile regionale care vor urma ? si care vor reuni reprezentanti ai ONG-urilor si ai institutiilor administratiei locale ? vor permite schimburi de experienta intre toti actorii implicati si o evaluare a progresului inregistrat. Ultimul pas va fi realizarea si distribuirea unui ghid al parteneriatului ONG ?APL, care va include si instrumente de (auto)evaluare a calitatii parteneriatului.

Ce puteti face?
Daca sunteti interesat in a deveni unul din ONG-urile direct implicate in proiect, sunteti invitati sa va depuneti candidatura la sediul CENTRAS, trimitandu-ne urmatoarele informatii:
1. Numele asociatiei.
2. Datele de contact (adresa de corespondenta, telefon, fax, e-mail, pagina web, presedinte, director executiv, persoana de contact, eventual numarul de mobil al persoanei de contact).
3. Domeniul principal de activitate.
4. Misiunea organizatiei.
5. Un exemplu de proiect realizat in parteneriat cu administratia publica locala ? scurta descriere, care sa includa si ce atributii au avut partenerii.
6. Maxim 3 intrebari la care doriti sa gasiti raspunsul pana la sfarsitul proiectului, din domeniul parteneriatului ONG ? APL.

Data limita de primire a candidaturilor este 15 iulie 2004, iar rezultatele vor fi anuntate tuturor
celor inscrisi.

Centras ? date de contact pentru primirea candidaturilor si pentru informatii suplimentare: telefon 021 211 4815, fax: 021 211 6040, e-mail: [email]sinziana@centras.ro[/email], persoana de contact: Sinziana Olteanu.

Chiar daca nu doriti sa participati la acest proiect, puteti completa formularul pentru a fi inregistrat in baza de date RO-ONG si a avea astfel ocazia de a primi diverse materiale informative (reviste, buletine etc.), dar si de a fi contactati de alte organizatii interesate de colaborarea cu dvs. Baza de date RO-ONG poate fi consultata on-line la [url=http://www.centras.ro/database]www.centras.ro/database[/url] .

The game and one day lesson plan, called ?Environmental Jeopardy?, was sent to more than 6500 educators around the country who are members of Earth Day Network?s Educator?s Network. Teachers who join the Educator?s Network through the Teacher?s Corner of the Earth Day Network website will also receive a free copy of ?Environme?tal Jeopardy?.

?Earth Day Network?s engaging and innovative educational resources are designed to help educators improve the quality and quantity of environmental education their students receive,? said Eric Rubin, Director of Education Programs at Earth Day Network. ?These resources, including Environmental Jeopardy, meet educational guidelines and are fun for teachers to implement on Earth Day or any day.?

?Environmental Jeopardy? was designed by Earth Day Network to challenge the way students think about important issues such as recycling, energy, sustainability, transportation and pollution, which affect the lives of all Americans.

Earth Day Network works with educators around the country to provide innovative and thought-provoking environmental education tools and curricula. Earth Day Network believes that environmental education should be a year round priority and encourages its practice by providing an ongoing series of tools and curricula to educators who are a part of their Educators Network.Following this initial release of ?Environmental Jeopardy? Earth Day Network will promote a second version called ?What?s in Your Food, What?s in Your Body? which participating educators can download from the Earth Day Network website prior to Earth Day on April 22, 2005. Another version of the game will be available to educators by the end of May.
About Earth Day Network

Earth Day Network was founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970 and promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide. Our mission is to build broad-based citizen support for sound, workable and effective environmental and sustainable development policies. Earth Day Network is a driving force steering environmental awareness around the world, with a global network that reaches over 12,000 organizations in 174 countries. As a result, Earth Day is celebrated by more than half a billion people each year making it the largest secular holiday in the world.

Carbon Dinozaur este un simbol care atrage atentia asupra principalilor contribuabili la schimbarile climatice. Automobile, termocentrale, vapoare, avioane, gospodarii – acestea sunt consumatoare de combustibili fosili. Fara ?ndoiala, schimbarile climatice provocate de om devin din ce ?n ce mai evidente, iar cercetatorii sunt de acord ca principala cauza a acestui fenomen este arderea combustibililor fosili.

In acest context schimbarea climei ca urmare a influentei antropice este cel mai mare pericol la care planeta noastra este supusa.

Turul european Carbon Dinozaur de dezvaluire a principalilor vinovati pentru schimbarile climatice este organizat in Romania de Terra Mileniul III si Friends of the Earth Europe.

Scopul acestei conferinte este sa ofere organizatiilor neguvernamentale si actorilor implicati in procesul de integrare oportunitatea de a dezbate impreuna stadiul si perspectivele de aderare a Romaniei la Uniunea Europeana in 2007. La eveniment vor fi prezenti reprezentanti ai societatii civile, retelelor si platformelor europene, Delegatiei Comisiei Europene, autoritatilor centrale, Parlamentului si mediului academic.

Conferinta este organizata de Fundatia pentru Dezvoltarea Societatii Civile (FDSC) in cooperare cu European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) din Bruxelles, in cadrul proiectului Promotor European finantat de Uniunea Europeana prin Fondul Europa. Teremnul limita de confirmare a participarii este vineri, 2 iulie, la tel. 021 310 01 77, fax 310 01 80 sau e-mail [email]dianab@fdsc.ro[/email] Persoane de contact: Diana Berceanu si Ionut Sibian.

As activists prepare for the 35th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22nd, Earth Day Network is reaching out to a wide range of constituents to increase awareness of issues affecting communities nationwide, particularly communities of color and inner-city neighborhoods. Earth Day Network representatives attended the historic meeting of the Baptist Conventions in Nashville on January 23rd and received commitments from more than 45 ministers to participate in Earth Day 2005 activities.

The theme of Earth Day 2005 is Protect Our Children And Our Future. Many low-income and communities of color suffer from the negative impacts of poor air quality, lack of urban green space, contaminated water, and a lack of public transportation. As a result, children in these areas are developing high rates of asthma, cancer, and other environmentally-related diseases and developmental problems.

The ministers pledged to honor Earth Day 2005 by delivering a sermon on Earth Day Sunday (April 24th) addressing environmental stewardship, organizing or participating in an Earth Day event, raise funds for an Earth Day event, local environmental or health organization, or to form a ministry at the church that addresses these issues.

?We are pleased that the ministers are joining with us in this fight,? said Kathleen Rogers. ?Churches are in the forefront of social justice activism and organizing and have the power to inspire people to demand the changes needed to stop environmental degradation in our communities.?

Earth Day Network is reaching out to representatives from all religious groups to involve them in Earth Day activities and to spread the message that peopleâ?Ts environment starts in their own community. This year environmentalists will be joined in a number of Earth Day events and activities by members of the Jewish and Muslim faiths, as well as Catholic and Protestant groups.
ABOUT EARTH DAY NETWORK

Earth Day Network was founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970 and promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide. Our mission is to build broad-based citizen support for sound, workable and effective environmental and sustainable development policies for all. Earth Day Network is a driving force steering environmental awareness around the world, with a global network that reaches over 12,000 organizations in 174 countries. As a result, Earth Day is celebrated by more than half a billion people each year making it the largest secular holiday in the world.