Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Welcome to the Earth Policy Institute blog!

In this first entry, I'd just like to introduce you to our new website, designed by Joint Concepts. As you can see, the site has a totally new look and feel. We have the same comprehensive information and data, but now everything is incredibly easy to search and to find.

The new site boasts an array of features, like this blog, but also RSS feeds for both our releases and podcasts. That's right ... podcasts. In case you haven't been aware, we have been adding podcasts, so you can read or listen to our releases now. Subscribe to this service.

Through this blog, we plan to keep you updated on the work being done by our staff and global network of volunteers who are working to implement Plan B. We'll let you in on some of the fascinating research we are doing, too, which you can get by subscribing to our listserv or RSS feed.

One thing we have worked hard on is our new Data Center. For all of you who devour data, this should be an invaluable resource. The data is divided into topic areas to make it easily accessible. And each dataset is available in Excel.

We also have a Press Room that allows the media to keep up with our latest releases, see an archive of EPI in the News, download a bio or photo of Lester Brown, and more.

Want to learn more about our staff? Go to About EPI. You can also help our cause by making a donation to Earth Policy Institute. To keep its independent status, the Institute does not solicit contributions from governments or corporations. Thus your support is invaluable to our efforts.

Our Action Center is a hub of activity. Here is just a sampling of what people around the world are doing to spread Plan B.

For anyone who has a link to our site or if you've bookmarked any page, please note that urls have changed. We regret any inconvenience this may cause, but it was unavoidable for the new site.

Cheers,

Reah Janise Kauffman
Vice President

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