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Earth Policy Institute is an independent non-profit environmental organization based in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It was founded by Lester R. Brown in 2001 and functions as an environmental think tank, providing research and analysis on environmental indicators and making policy and lifestyle recommendations aimed at promoting environmental and economic sustainability. Cited by environmental advocates,〔("Environmental, Business Leaders Support Call for 100% U.S. Green Grid by 2020." ) PR Newswire, September 13, 2010.〕 as well as policymakers and journalists〔Mouwad, Jad. ("Carbon Emissions See Big Two-Year Drop," ) New York Times Green Inc. Blog, October 19, 2009.〕 alike, the Institute is a nonprofit that provides articles, data resources, and select free downloads of their books on their website. In June 2015, the Institute announced that, with Brown's retirement, it would close its doors at the end of the month. ==Description== The Earth Policy Institute functions as a think-tank, providing policy research and recommendations on sustainable development and living, as well as on environmental issues. EPI’s goals are (1) to provide a global plan for moving the world onto an environmentally and economically sustainable path, (2) to provide examples demonstrating how the plan would work, and (3) to keep the media, policymakers, academics, environmentalists, and other decision-makers focused on the process of building a Plan B economy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Earth Policy Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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