The Promise of Clean Energy

President Obama speaks about how clean energy investments can diminish the environmental risks of continued use of fossil fuels and provide new jobs and opportunities after touring the Solyndra solar panel plant in Fremont, CA. May 26, 2010.



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Native American Grants

There are an abundant number of Native American grants available for registered American Indian tribal members and Alaskan and Hawaiian natives. There are Native American grants for education, housing, caring for elderly tribal members, cultural renewal, environmental protection, and tribal economic development. And that's just the tip of the ice burg! However, just because funds are available in all of these areas and more, one must not get the impression that the money is easily won. Receiving Native American grants is a competitive procedure and that requires persistence and research. My website at the bottom of this article will give you all the information you need to get a hold of one.

One of the first steps of applying to almost all Native American grants is proving that you are a registered member of a federally recognized tribe. It is important to get this underway as soon as possible. To determine if you are eligible for tribal membership you should contact your ancestral tribe. Individual tribes determine tribal membership. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Tribal Leaders Directory lists all federally recognized tribes, as well as contact information for local tribal leaders and BIA offices. Other avenues for tracing your Native American heritage include searching home records, using internet search engines, and checking local and state record keeping offices. Talk to your older relatives and try to find birth and death certificates, marriage licenses, diaries, newspaper clippings, etc. Check school, church and county courthouse records for information - also look for deeds, wills, land or other property conveyances. You can also write to the Bureau of Vital Statistics for information. Another options is employing a professional genealogist to do the research for you for a fee. You can write to the Board of Certification of Genealogists or the Association of Professional Genealogists and request their listings of genealogical researchers for hire.

When searching online you'll be astonished at the amount of grants out there (just use 'Native American Grants' as your key word on my website). For example, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1966 created a block grant that gives money annually to low-income Native Americans and Alaskan natives to help with housing needs. The money is awarded to tribes and Alaskan villages who in turn manage the money and distribute it in the way that best fits the needs of their individual community. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) also has home ownership and housing rehabilitation opportunities available specifically for Native Americans.

One interesting resource is the Seva Foundation, which awards grant money anywhere between $500-$5,000, for grass roots, native people initiated programs which may be overlooked by the larger foundations. Seva awards $50,000 a year in small grants to urban and rural communities in the United States. Because of Seva's strong belief in the importance of self-reliance and self-determination only Native led and initiated projects are accepted. The beauty of these grants is that they allow for a lot of creativity and originality.

Another great resource is CodeTalk, which is a federal, interagency, Native American website designed specifically to deliver electronic information from government agencies and other organizations to Native American communities.

Search my site for Native American Grants Here: [http://www.freegrantdollars.com/Native-American-Grants]

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The Largest Tax Protests in American History

The Stamp Act of 1765
After the British victory in the Seven Years War, the British government felt the American colonies should pay off some of the war's debt with a new tax. They chose to tax a wide selection of printed materials, such as stamps, to repay the debt. Since the English bill of rights - the Magna Carta - granted citizens the right to only be taxed with proper consent, the colonists felt the new tax was unfair and revolted. By 1766, the tax was repealed, but not before the British Parliament was given the power to legislate over the colonists in the future, which would lead to the American Revolution.

The Boston Tea Party
One of the most famous protests in history, the Boston Tea Party, has become a symbol of American independence. The historic event took place when hundreds of Boston residents dressed as Native Americans and threw hundreds of pounds of East India Trading Company tea bags in to the sea. There were several different reasons they did this, but the most common of which was the lack of colonial representation in the British government.

The Whiskey Rebellion
In 1791, during Washington's presidency, taxes were raised in the U.S. on whiskey to pay off a national debt. The Secretary of Treasury at the time (Alexander Hamilton) said it was both a way to raise revenue and to enforce social policy. However, it upset the American public enough to start a tax rebellion that led to a series of violent protests.

Proposition 13
The people of California approved Proposition 13 in 1978, which resulted in a cap on property tax rates in the state, reducing them by an average of 57%. In addition to lowering property taxes, the initiative also contained language requiring a two-thirds majority in both legislative houses for future increases in all state tax rates or amounts of revenue collected, including income tax rates. It also requires two-thirds vote majority in local elections for local governments wishing to raise special taxes. The act of passing the legislation is claimed to be one of the most successful acts of tax protest in American history, and pre-saged the election of Ronald Reagan to the U.S. presidency in 1980.

The Tea Party Protests of 2009
The recent "Tea Party" protests have been called the biggest protest in the country's history. However, there has yet to be any official confirmation on the exact number of participants. Estimates say that roughly 650,000 decided to protest federal taxation on April 15, 2009. The people involved stated many reasons for their protests, including but not limited to out-of-control federal government spending and federal bailouts.

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