26 Jan 2007

Report: Energizing Rural America – Local Ownership of Renewable Energy Production Is the Key

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This January 2007 paper by David Morris was originally published by the Center for American Progress.  This report argues that Congress must recognize the dramatic benefits of clean, renewable energy on rural communities and then ensure that the federal farm bill policies work to maximize local ownership of the rapidly expanding biofuels and wind energy industries. Numerous policy options are recommended.… Read More
19 Jan 2007

Energizing and Transforming Rural America With a New Agriculture and Trade Policy

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This year offers a rare historical opportunity for our nation to marry energy and agricultural policy objectives. The new 110th Congress will be revisiting the 2005 energy bill and reauthorizing the 2002 farm bill, giving congressional leaders the chance to link increased rural prosperity and energy security. Two reports released today will be useful guides.

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18 Jan 2007

Moving Beyond What Al Gore’s Told You About Global Warming

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A recent column by David Morris published on Alternet provides a review of George Monbiot’s new book Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning. The book picks up where Al Gore left off on global warming, offering real solutions without sugar-coating the large personal sacrifices they will require.

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10 Jan 2007

New Report – Lessons from the Pioneers: Tackling Global Warming at the Local Level

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Our January 2007 report, Lessons from the Pioneers: Tackling Global Warming at the Local Level looks at ten of the most visible and successful cities involved in global warming solutions and finds that reducing GHG emissions below 1990 levels will be a major challenge.

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28 Dec 2006

IREC Offers Quick Access to State Level Net Metering and Interconnection Proceedings

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The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), a group that has long been been tracking state-level developments related to net metering and distributed generation interconnection activities, has released its first monthly summary of state-level activities required under the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).

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19 Dec 2006

A Strategy For Tweaking Existing Federal Energy and Farm Biofuels Policy

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Biofuels won’t single-handedly solve the climate crisis, nor will they deliver energy independence. But a base of widely dispersed, farmer- and citizen-owned biofuel plants can displace significant amounts of fossil fuels — while also building local economies. ILSR’s recent column in Grist Magazine outlines a federal energy and agriculture strategy to move us in the right direction.

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19 Dec 2006

Boulder’s Solar Sales Taxes Fund Rebates and Other Projects

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A modest tax incentive proposal in Boulder, Colorado, creates a solar renewable energy fund from local sales tax revenues on solar energy equipment. About one third of the revenues will go for partial sales tax rebates and the other two-thirds will go to upgrade and fund new solar projects in the city at low income and nonprofit organization sites.

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5 Dec 2006

ILSR Calls on Congress to Fix Cellulosic Ethanol Mandate

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One of the first orders of business for the new Congress should be to eliminate a single sentence in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The language was added in the waning hours of the conference committee negotiations. According to ILSR, if it does not, the commercialization of ethanol made from cellulose could be delayed.

The article below by David Morris provides and overview of the mess.

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