Citizens Energy Corporation is a

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that primarily aids poor and elderly households in

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and internationally by organizing projects to provide discounted and free home heating services and supplies. They also construct power generation and transmission systems. In 1979, using oil-trading ventures in

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and

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

, Citizens Energy began taking revenues from commercial enterprises to channel millions of dollars into charitable programs in the US and across the world. Citizens Energy has created eight separate subsidiaries, Citizens Gas Supply, Citizens Power & Light (now independent as Citizens Lehman Power LP), Citizens Conservation Corporation (sold in 1986), Citizens Heat and Power Company (sold in 1995), Citizens Wind, Citizens Solar, Citizens Health, and Citizens Medical. Citizens Energy currently provides free home heating oil for the elderly and the poor living in

and other cold weather states. In addition, the organization provides a

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assistance program, and has started

solar heating A solar thermal collector collects heat by absorbing sunlight. The term "solar collector" commonly refers to a device for solar hot water heating, but may refer to large power generating installations such as solar parabolic troughs and sola ...

projects in

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and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. In February 2014, Citgo and the

Government of Venezuela Venezuela is a federation, federal presidential system, presidential republic. The Executive power, chief executive is the President of Venezuela who is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. ...

launched its ninth annual Heating Oil Program in partnership with Citizens Energy; since its inception in 2005 the program has covered the donation of 235 million gallons of heating oil to 1.8 million Americans. The heating oil contributions from Venezuela ended in 2017. It is currently involved in the construction of power generation and transmission systems. Its founder and chairman is former Massachusetts Democratic

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, the eldest son of

Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, ...

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{{Authority control Development charities based in the United States Heating oil Charities based in Massachusetts Organizations established in 1979 1979 establishments in Massachusetts