By Zaina Adamu

A new study by the American Council

for an Energy-Efficient-Economy
(ACEEE) suggests that increased aware-
ness in global warming could positively
impact a sagging job market and reduce
government spending on fossil fuel. The
report gave an environmental advocacy
organization, Environment Maryland, and
GreeNEWit, LLC, an energy-auditing
firm, an initiative to find solutions on
careless energy usage in homes.
Jason Jannati, founder and director of
strategic relations at GreeNEWit says that
sustainability issues in Maryland are con-
ducive to the well-being of the Earths at-
mosphere. In a small, three-floor home in
Canton, he demonstrated how an energy
audit could save homeowners money on
gas and electric bills.
There is a triple threat of how impor-
tant energy solutions are, he said. We are
going to be creating jobs, reducing energy
and saving people a lot of money.
According to a new national report,
Maryland households would save nearly
$287 annually and 14,600 jobs would
flourish over the next ten years if Con-
gress puts energy-efficient improvements
into legislation.
Businesses like GreeNEWit have
worked on a smaller scale to create en-
ergy independency in Baltimore. Jannati
stressed that by achieving sustainability,
while also motivating the social interest
global climate would soon regulate itself.
I found it very beneficial to work with
people who are interested in the broader
issue of energy, he said.
Americans know that energy effi-
ciency is the cleanest, quickest and
cheapest way of reducing our energy use
and pollution, said Shea Kinser, Clean
Energy associate for Environment Mary-
land. She urged Maryland state officials
to increase economic benefits to con-
sumers by supporting an energy resource
standard at a press conference in Canton
on September 9. The standard would re-
quire utility companies to reduce energy
use by ten percent. Companies such as
Baltimore Gas and Electric could accom-
plish this by providing incentives to con-
sumers who take proactive steps in
making more energy-efficient homes.
Politicians on Capitol Hill have ad-
dressed environmental issues when they
passed the American Clean Energy and
Security Act of 2009 (ACESA) earlier
this year. The bill is intended to create
8,600 new jobs and lower annual carbon
emissions by 4.5 million metric tons in
Maryland by 2010.
Kinser has noticed Congress efforts,
but said more needs to be done. While the
House bill is a critical first step in harness-
ing the power of energy efficiency, this re-
port [ACEEE] shows we can save more
money, create more jobs and reduce more
pollution if Senators Cardin and Mikulski
lead the fight for common sense energy effi-
ciency policies in the Senate bill, she said.
Meanwhile, world leaders are in talks
to create a greener economy across the
globe. A deadline has been set for De-
cember to finalize a framework on cutting
emissions for 2012-2050.
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involved with our organization, she
said. We are happy to be here educating
the young community because a lot of
people think that they cant get it, but
its a disease that affects everyone.
One male student, who wanted to re-
main anonymous, was unaware that
breast cancer affected men. Approxi-
mately 1990 men were diagnosed with
breast cancer in the United States last
year. I had no idea I was a risk, he
said. After a brief tutorial on breast can-
cer, his perspective changed. Its some-
thing Ill bring up at my next doctors
visit.
Nancy G. Brinker, the sister to the late
breast cancer victim Susan G. Komen,
established the Susan G. Komen for the
Cure in 1982. Since then Komen for the
Cure is the worlds largest grassroots
network of breast cancer survivors and
activists. More than $1 billion has been
invested to find a cure. The organization
holds events including Susan G. Komen
On the Go and the Komen Race for the
Cure in an effort to save and empower
lives.
Without a cure, an estimated 25 mil-
lion women around the world will be di-
agnosed with breast cancer over the next
25 years. 10 million could die from the
disease, said Komen for the Cure presi-
dent and CEO Hala Moddelmog.
In 2008 alone, Susan G. Komen for
the Cure donated more than $100 mil-
lion in research grants, representing the
largest single-year investment in re-
search in the organizations 27-year his-
tory. The organizations On the Go,
which travels to many colleges through-
out the year, is just one of the many pro-
grams dedicated to spread breast cancer
knowledge. The turnout has been
great, Busch concluded. We will do
whatever we can to help with breast
health awareness.
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Global Warming signals shift in economy
Jason Jannati, founder and director of
strategic relations at GreeNEWit.
Photo: Zaina Adamu
The Susan G. Komen On the Go tour bus is equipped with laptops and big screen
televisions which enable students to become informed on breast cancer awareness.
Photo: Cari Nanton
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