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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Friends<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Richard Stanley’s Legacy Foundation gets a mention by Chad Lipton in a recent announcement about the Global Energy Challenge. Chad runs a section of National Geographic that has about 6 prizes per year relating to energy. He is based in Washington. I included his email address below as he invites responses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can see more on the first link below but I was unable to find a specific reference to the Legacy Foundation there.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations on your recognition, Richard!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Crispin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>++++++<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>EnergyInitiative, NG <a href="mailto:energyinitiative@ngs.org">energyinitiative@ngs.org</a> (Chad Lipton)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We’re pleased to share this update on National Geographic’s Energy Initiative, The Great Energy Challenge (GEC). Our online hub highlights the progress we have made to educate and engage the larger community on today’s energy challenges. <a href="http://greatenergychallenge.com/" target="_blank">http://greatenergychallenge.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The GEC has funded its next three grant agreements.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Frontier Markets</b> is bringing clean energy products and services to rural households in India by creating solar mobile charging kiosks placed in key areas to engage thousands of rural households. The kiosks offer access to viable products for households to save money, earn income, and improve their standard of living.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.frontiermkts.com/" target="_blank">http://www.frontiermkts.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>EGG-energy</b> packages electricity in a set of small, rechargeable and fully recyclable batteries that are rented to customers for an annual membership fee. Each battery meets customers' needs for approximately 5 nights, saves them over 50% on yearly non-heat energy expenditures, and eliminates the need to use kerosene for lighting. EGG-Energy provides clients in Tanzania with basic appliances, and the installation of their home electric system.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://egg-energy.com/" target="_blank">http://egg-energy.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Legacy Foundation</b> is combatting deforestation in Guatemala by helping to substitute fuel wood and charcoal consumption with hollow core biomass briquettes. The project will establish a self-sustaining, income-generating network of biomass briquette producers, trainers and equipment suppliers in Guatemala. Due to technical simplicity and economic viability, fuel briquettes are likely to outcompete existing fuel wood supply, which accounts for more than half of Guatemala’s deforestation burden.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.legacyfound.org/" target="_blank">http://www.legacyfound.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>