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Mission Statement
GRACE Communications Foundation develops innovative strategies to increase public awareness of the critical environmental and public health issues created by our current food, water and energy systems, and to promote a more sustainable future. By building partnerships and mobilizing philanthropic resources, we promote consumer actions and public policies that:
- Support sustainable food systems.
- Result in smarter use of water resources.
- Provide clean energy alternatives to conventional power production.
- Embrace the complex interconnections of our food, water and energy systems.
Food Program
Food Program
GRACE’s food program, Sustainable Table®, works to create a safe, healthy, fair food system by educating people about the benefits of sustainable agriculture and providing tools and resources to empower them to make better food choices.
Sustainable Table offers comprehensive information about food and farming, ranging from introductory to in-depth; practical tips for buying and cooking with sustainable foods; handouts, factsheets and other resources for teachers; and a range of actions we can all take to promote the transition to a sustainable food future. Our projects include: The Meatrix® – an award-winning series of animated movies depicting the ills of industrial livestock production, and Eat Well Guide® – a curated online directory of 25,000+ farms, stores, restaurants, CSAs and other sources of sustainably produced foods.
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Water Program
Water Program
GRACE's Water Program promotes clean water, sustainable water use and a greater understanding of how our actions affect our water resources. We focus largely on the tremendous amount of “hidden water” involved in producing the goods and services we use every day. Our innovative Water Footprint Calculator allows users to estimate their household water footprint and learn how to save water. We also offer a child-friendly animated video and accompanying materials called “Aqua: Conserve Water”.
Our program’s resources include topic pages and water-saving tips that help people make water conservation part of daily life. We explain how the protection and sustainable use of our water resources benefits everyone – whether at an individual, community or national level – and how such measures can offer positive solutions, not just for the water system, but for our food and energy systems as well.
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Energy Program
Energy Program
GRACE's Energy Program promotes clean energy, focusing on renewable energy, distributed generation and energy efficiency. We also shed light on the environmental effects of conventional power generation and highlight the interdependencies among food, water and energy systems through topics like hydrofracking, biofuels and power plant water use.
The program produces in-depth reports and online resources to raise awareness of emerging issues to help advocates, policymakers and the general public stay informed of the rapidly changing world of energy production and efficiency. We illustrate how the transition to a clean energy future will benefit not only the sustainability and security of our energy system, but our food and water systems as well.
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GRACE Projects
We highlight the connections among food, water and energy, promoting a sustainable future through our projects including:
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Ecocentric Blog Posts
This Week in Eco News - April 18, 2014
Did you know that NFL linebacker Will Witherspoon is also an organic beef producer? Or that it’s possible to extract water from the air? Or fuel from seawater? See these stories, along with climate news and fun multimedia, in this week’s Eco News.
Our Heroes: Gordian Raacke of Renewable Energy Long Island
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more enthusiastic, persuasive advocate for clean energy than Gordian Raacke, founder and executive director of Renewable Energy Long Island (reLI) - and solar homeowner. He’s long been a nationally-known leader in clean energy and climate change issues.
Real Food Right Now and How to Cook It: A Spring Celebration!
Our Real Food Right Now series has hatched out posts on many spring foods, from the history of ramps to the egg’s endless uses. Now it’s officially time to delve back into these in-season delights. Explore spring ingredients and find out why going green in spring is so important!
Who's Afraid of the Clean Water Act?
The long-awaited Clean Water Act draft rules were released in a document known as the "Waters of the United States," marking one of the most substantial steps towards improved US water quality in years. One problem though: Some industries think it is governmental overreach.
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