1 Aug 2005

Publicly owned broadband would serve city best

by | Date: 1 Aug 2005 | posted in: information, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

On June 27, the Supreme Court ruled that cable companies have the sole authority to decide who may use their high-speed communications networks. They can decide what information to transmit, and what information they will refuse to transmit.

The decision clears the way for the FCC to allow phone companies to monopolize their own information highways. And it underscores the need for communities to build their own information infrastructure.

Both cable and phone companies want to sign up as many Internet subscribers as possible because in the near future, phone, television and Internet will all be offered through the same broadband connection. … Read More
21 Jul 2005

Media Release: Response to Wal-Mart’s New “Green” Store in McKinney, Texas

by | Date: 21 Jul 2005 | posted in: Press Release, Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

MINNEAPOLIS (July 20, 2005)—While the features incorporated into Wal-Mart’s new "green" store in McKinney, Texas, create very modest improvements in energy consumption and stormwater runoff, they do not change Wal-Mart’s basic business model, which is extremely polluting. … Read More
12 Jul 2005

Democrats vs. Republicans – Key Votes on the National Energy Bill

by | Date: 12 Jul 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The U.S. House and Senate have passed different versions of a national energy bill. A Conference Committee is trying to work out an agreement on a final bill. We took a look at the votes on various provisions in the bills and created some charts showing the differences based on political party affiliation.

We’re more interested on what’s going on at the state and local levels but from time to time it is instructive to look at what’s coming down from the top in terms of energy policy.

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6 Jul 2005

Klickitat County’s Energy Overlay Zone Streamlines Future Siting of Energy Projects

by | Date: 6 Jul 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Over three years, Klickitat County in southern Washington, studied the potential impacts of future energy projects within its borders and came up with a plan to direct those projects to the most appropriate areas. The county’s new "Energy Overlay Zone" is a zoning tool aimed at expediting renewable energy development. The Energy Overlay Zone covers more than 1,000 square miles, two-thirds of Klickitat County.

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