A New Deal For Electric Co-ops: How Members Can Exercise Ownership To Strengthen Democracy

Credit to Author: John Farrell| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:05:05 +0000

While most Americans get their electricity from a private company, about 1 in 8 Americans actually own their utility as a member-owner of a rural electric cooperative. For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Liz Veazey, Network Director of We Own It, and Chris Woolery, Residential Energy Coordinator at the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development

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The Beam Podcast, Episode 1: Powering The Globe With 100% Renewable Energy

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 08:00:37 +0000

The Beam PodcastWe don’t have any other choice than to swiftly transition away from fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy access for all. What we need is a rapid energy revolution with equity, reparations and climate justice at its heart. To talk about these issues, we have invited three experts who are working toward that goal in various ways but with the same incredible drive and enthusiasm

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Grab A Cup Of Coffee, Sit Down, & Relax. You Are Listening To The Beam Podcast

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:00:40 +0000

Co-written with The Beam Chief-Editor Anne-Sophie Garrigou and produced by Anna Siwecka as an extension of The Beam Magazine, The Beam Podcast is a series of 12 podcast episodes released once a month. For 40 minutes, Anne-Sophie and Anna will be talking to global experts and try to understand all the issues related to the climate emergency

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The Environment, The Economy, & Equity

Credit to Author: John Farrell| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 18:55:50 +0000

On this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Denise Fairchild, President of the Emerald Cities Collaborative, about Energy Democracy. As co-editor of the book, Fairchild helps explain the concept of energy democracy to Farrell for a recent episode of ILSR’s Building Local Power podcast, republished in a slightly shorter version for Local Energy Rules

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