Monday, March 16, 2009

Students campaign for Green manifesto


Students campaign for Green manifesto 

Source:

THE HINDU [Mar 15, 2009]

Raktima Bose 

[epaper: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/03/15/stories/2009031560021100.htm]



KOLKATA: It is a signature campaign with a difference; it is not aimed at protesting against any issue or garnering support for narrow gains. 

It is an initiative by the future generation to raise awareness among leaders of political parties to address climate change and its consequences and make it an issue in the Lok Sabha elections. 

Signed on by school and college students from New Delhi, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Tripura, the campaign urges political leaders, cutting across party lines, to include their parties' vision on climate change and their commitment to use of renewable energy in their manifestos. 
For a liveable world 



The letter accompanying the signatures states: "To keep the world liveable, it is extremely important that we start using green energy resources… this cannot be achieved only through awareness. The new government may make it clear about its positive initiatives towards addressing climate-related issues and transition from fossil fuel energy sources to renewable energy sources."
10,000 signatures collected 


A brainchild of S.P. Gon Chaudhuri, director, West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Limited, the campaign has already gathered 10,000 signatures. He told The Hindu on Saturday that the campaign, which was kick-started on February 20, had signatures coming in even after the closing date of February 28.

Copies of the letter along with some 1,000 'sample' signatures have already been submitted to United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.

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