IDEAS FOR US files for 501(c)(3) Non-profit Status!

On January 25th, 2012, the executive board of IDEAS FOR US finished and submitted the necessary IRS forms to be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization with the purpose of facilitating the growing IDEAS (Intellectual Decisions on Environmental Awareness Solutions) movement at K-12 schools, universities and communities; while providing consulting services, professional training programs, ideas incubation, chapter advancement and leadership development to a network of leaders across the World.

Check out the Board of Directors and coordinators who will be helping expand this movement into the future! Exciting things to come in 2012.

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Aquaponics Training Programs offered for IDEAS Members

In January 2012, IDEAS For Us partnered with a local urban aquaponics company — Sahib’s Aquaponics — to provide educational tours and professional training programs for students and community members.

           

Aquaponics is the joint cultivation of fish and plants in a man-made re-circulating ecosystem that allows sustainable natural food growing without the use of harmful pesticides or chemical fertilizers. The goal in these workshops is to empower people of all ages to grow their own food naturally, right in your own garden.

  

Sahib’s training workshops by Aquaponics Urban Guru’s are a wonderful way to learn and gain knowledge and the skills to successfully practice Aquaponics.

For those interested in additional pricing information and Signing up information for the Next Training Program, March 17th & 18th, please email IDEAS at: Think@IDEASforUs.org

2012 International Year of Sustainable Energy For All

Energy is central to nearly every major challenge, and opportunity the world faces today. Be it jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes , access to sustainable energy for all is essential for strengthening economies, protecting ecosystems and achieving equity. In fact, more than 1.4 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity, and 1 billion more only have intermittent access.Some 2.5 billion people – almost half of humanity – rely on traditional biomass for cooking and heating. IDEAS has teamed up with the UN Foundation to help raise awareness and engage the IDEAS Movement with this Global effort to sustain the world with clean energy. This initiative will call for private sector and national commitments and attract global attention to the importance of energy for development and poverty alleviation! Visit: http://www.sustainableenergyforall.org/