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On  April  3rd  in  Mumbai,  the  Sierra  Club unveiled  an exciting (and
unprecedented)  new  Rs.  40  lakhs,  “Green  Energy and Green Livelihoods
Achievement  Award”  to  recognize  outstanding  environmental  success in
India. The  Green  Energy  and Livelihoods Achievement Award process will
occur  in close consultation with an Indian nominations board and a Sierra
Club   Prize   Jury   drawn   from  prominent  Indian,  American  NRI  and
environmental experts.

A  new  “Center  for  Green Livelihoods” will serve as a meeting point for
civil  society organizations, green business and social welfare advocates;
and  will  provide a platform for pursuing, promoting and partnering for a
greener and cleaner planet!

We  believe that there is a need to develop new constituencies penetrating
deeper  to the grassroots and local environmental organizations. Solutions
to  climate  change  in  both  India and the US will require collaborative
approaches  engaging  many  different  sectors:  civil  society, business,
government, media, the science and technology communities, etc.

The  Center  will  support  and encourage India’s capability to “leapfrog”
past  fossil-fuel  technologies  to  renewable domestic energy initiatives
designed  to  provide  environmentally-sustainable  livelihoods for all of
India’s  citizens.  By  strengthening the role of social entrepreneurs and
alternative  energy  leaders in India we will support the country’s desire
to become a global leader in new energy technologies that reduce pollution
and do not contribute to global warming.

For more information please visit, www.sierraclub.org/india