for outstanding vision and work on behalf of our planet and its people
Ah, to win a Noble prize instead of "Nobel" one! Then we will have arrived. Wisdom Quarterly sweeps the ceremony taking Peace Activism, Sacred Spirituality, Literature, and Journalism awards in a phenomenal year when just telling the truth was a revolutionary act. 2012 will be our year... or so help us on Dec. 21, 2012, there's going to be trouble.The Right Livelihood Awards are an alternative to the Nobel Prizes, which have lost a great deal of luster, judging by the awarding of a Nobel Peace Prize to B.S. Obama, who continues to oversee war(s) on a scale grander than Dick Cheney orchestrated in eight years of secretly controlling the office of the presidency.
Press Conference with 2011 Laureates
On Monday morning, Dec. 5, the 2011 Right Livelihood Award recipients spoke at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Their statements were moving.
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
The Award Ceremony took place on Monday evening. Their acceptance speeches were moving.
Public Program
Everyone is welcome to meet the 2011 Laureates. There are events in Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland.
And the 2011 Right Livelihood Awards go to...
"I have a dream, a common dream of the people devoting to renewable energy source around the world..."
Huang Ming (China) receives the 2011 Honorary Award "for his outstanding success in the development and mass-deployment of cutting-edge technologies for harnessing solar energy, thereby showing how dynamic emerging economies can contribute to resolving the global crisis of anthropogenic climate change."
Ming is a visionary, dedicated, and passionate entrepreneur and change-maker in the field of solar thermal energy. He set up the Solar Valley in Dezhou as a national and global example for solar as a realistic alternative to fossil and nuclear energy and rising CO2 emissions.
In 2005, Ming was instrumental in getting the Renewable Energy Law passed in China, thus building a strong case for his country to take a leading role in preventing growing climate chaos. More
Also honored in 2011:
"I have a dream, a common dream of the people devoting to renewable energy source around the world..."Huang Ming (China) receives the 2011 Honorary Award "for his outstanding success in the development and mass-deployment of cutting-edge technologies for harnessing solar energy, thereby showing how dynamic emerging economies can contribute to resolving the global crisis of anthropogenic climate change."
Ming is a visionary, dedicated, and passionate entrepreneur and change-maker in the field of solar thermal energy. He set up the Solar Valley in Dezhou as a national and global example for solar as a realistic alternative to fossil and nuclear energy and rising CO2 emissions.
In 2005, Ming was instrumental in getting the Renewable Energy Law passed in China, thus building a strong case for his country to take a leading role in preventing growing climate chaos. More
Also honored in 2011:
- Jacqueline Moudeina (Chad, Africa)
- Renée Vellvé (representing GRAIN)
- Ina May Gaskin (USA)
Right Livelihood Award winners at a press conference in 2011, Sweden (grain.org)
