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Global Institute for New Energy Technologies: www.gifnet.org.


The Global Institute for New Energy Technologies (GIFNET) was established in 2003 as a non-profit, nonpartisan non·par·ti·san  
adj.
Based on, influenced by, affiliated with, or supporting the interests or policies of no single political party: a nonpartisan commission; nonpartisan opinions.
, independent organization whose mission is to address critical issues, provide credible information and innovative solutions for our planet's pressing biospheric needs through inexpensive, clean energy known as New Energy Technologies (NET). Focusing on a subject that is frequently politicized, GIFNET serves as a location for objective frontier research development, analysis and testing to create practical policies for action with integrity to address the most important global environmental issues of our time. To achieve this goal, GIFNET brings scientists, environmentalist environmentalist

a person with an interest and knowledge about the interaction of humans and animals with the environment.
, business leaders, politicians, decision makers, and others participating in interdisciplinary in·ter·dis·ci·pli·nar·y  
adj.
Of, relating to, or involving two or more academic disciplines that are usually considered distinct.


interdisciplinary
Adjective
 research to develop new viable solutions to environmental degradation Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife.  through inexpensive, clean energy sources that maintain worldwide communities, economic growth and sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union .
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