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		<title>Interview with Gordy Molitor of Green Empowerment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The interview below was conducted by Nan Mooney, an editor at a new philanthropic website called igivingworld, a project that aspires to greater impact, efficiency and solutions for the world from the philanthropic sector. Gordy Molitor, the interviewee, is Green Empowerment&#8217;s Executive Director, and has a deep commitment to the eradication of poverty. 
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		<title>Op-Ed in the Oregonian</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the Oregonian describes the relationship between Portland&#8217;s sustainable practices and Green Empowerment&#8217;s work globally.  This article is on a continuation of a theme from a Proclamation we recently received by both the City of Portland and the State of Oregon (blush).
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/06/from_portland_to_the_world.html
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		<title>The 2009 Energy Globe Awards and . . . well . . . Us</title>
		<link>http://greenempowerment.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/the-2009-energy-globe-awards-and-well-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stephrouthge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Burma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Empowerment has been selected as one of three finalists for the international Energy Globe Award in the “Water” category, for a series of solar water pumping projects in Nicaragua with partner AsoFenix.  <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenempowerment.wordpress.com&blog=3076399&post=333&subd=greenempowerment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lisa Adatto: Board Member Emerita</title>
		<link>http://greenempowerment.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/lisa-adatto-board-member-emerita/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>saramorrissey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Jay Moskovitz

“No carbon footprint often means no hope. There is a balance, a trade-off. Energy brings hope to people. It brings possibilities and opportunities. Green Empowerment has an interesting model: through energy, you bring opportunities and possibilities: better health care, better class rooms, new local industries and businesses.” These are some of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenempowerment.wordpress.com&blog=3076399&post=183&subd=greenempowerment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In the Words of Juan Zabaleta: Pico-hydropower Project in Nueva Libertad (&#8220;New Freedom&#8221;)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annagarwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Location: Nueva Libertad, District of Chirinos, Province of San Ignacio, Cajamarca region, Peru.

Don Zabaleta as he is called in his community, is an exemplary parent, one of the founders, and thus greatly respected by all its neighbors. He has become the liaison for the project and has led the coordination of different tasks. About the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenempowerment.wordpress.com&blog=3076399&post=161&subd=greenempowerment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Margaret M. Reuss: In Memory</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stephrouthge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On behalf of everyone at Green Empowerment, we would like to honor a woman who has supported social justice throughout her life; who instilled a passion for advocacy in her son and our founder, Michael Royce; and who has supported Green Empowerment&#8217;s work since its creation in 1997.  Margaret Reuss passed on Sept. 30, 2008 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenempowerment.wordpress.com&blog=3076399&post=94&subd=greenempowerment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sonia, the Solar Administrator</title>
		<link>http://greenempowerment.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/sonia-the-solar-administrator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annagarwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Sonia Piaguaje, whose native language is Secoya, has been managing the solar systems in her village of San Pablo for almost 3 years. She collects the monthly financial contributions from 67 households, deposits them in the bank, and teaches all the users how to manage the use of the battery. Her subtle yet powerful presence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=greenempowerment.wordpress.com&blog=3076399&post=14&subd=greenempowerment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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