Reduce and Reuse Before You Recycle: Delivering Ourselves from Over-Packaging

Date: 14 Feb 2018 | posted in: waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This video from Vox and the Climate Lab at UC-Berkeley is an interesting look at the over-packaging of items throughout our economy and how we can use source reduction as a critical tool to fight waste in our economy and increase recycling prevalence. … Read More

Energy Democracy Media Roundup – week of March 29, 2016

Date: 28 Mar 2016 | posted in: Energy | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This week in Energy Democracy News: A survey of energy cooperatives in America. Minnesota clean energy partnership receives national recognition. Solar energy debate heads to Maine. Featured Stories: Breaking the macro-barriers to microgrids by Matt Grimley, CleanTechnica Minneapolis clean energy partnership receiving national recognition by Frank Jossi, Midwest Energy News What you need to know about … Read More

Democratic Energy Media Roundup – week of December 21, 2015

Date: 28 Dec 2015 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This week in Democratic Energy: US distributed solar capacity continues to grow. Maryland proposes growing state levels of renewable energy. Distributed generation crosses party lines in rural Nebraska. Featured Stories The North Carolina town that’s scared of solar panels, revisited by David Roberts, Vox ILSR’s distributed solar capacity quarterly update by John Farrell, CleanTechnica Rural Nebraska … Read More

Democratic Energy Media Roundup – week of October 19, 2015

Date: 23 Oct 2015 | posted in: Energy | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This week in Democratic Energy: Hawai’i ends its Net Metering program, approves new rooftop solar programs. Ohio has permanently frozen clean energy implementation in the state, to the ire of most Ohioans. Socio-economic divides persist in solar energy, but the situation is improving. Featured Stories: In Solar Energy, it’s the haves and the have-nots by Monica … Read More

Democratic Energy Media Roundup – week of September 14, 2015

Date: 15 Sep 2015 | posted in: Energy | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This week in Democratic Energy: Ohio groundswell gathers around reinstatement of renewable energy mandates. Utah group condemns utility’s false claims to promoting renewable energy Vox’s David Roberts, in a 2-part series, seeks to break down the dominance of 20th century style electric utilities. Featured Stories: The Federal Solar Tax Credit extension: can we win if we … Read More

Democratic Energy Media Roundup – week of September 7, 2015

Date: 8 Sep 2015 | posted in: Energy | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This week in Democratic Energy: California utilities attempt to reduce residential solar, much to solar company ire. Solar energy amendment fight heading to Florida Supreme Court. Inefficient Ohio utility seeks to save money on coal power by passing the cost onto their customers. Featured Stories: This Ohio utility has an innovative plan to save coal power: … Read More

Democratic Energy Media Roundup – week of August 31, 2015

Date: 1 Sep 2015 | posted in: Energy | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This week in Democratic Energy: Solar advocates win big victories in Nevada and Colorado and keep net metering policies intact. Michigan solar energy fight garners unusual advocates for distributed generation. Clean Power Plan drawing criticism from utility-funded reports. Exellon-Pepco merger thwarted by grassroots efforts.   Featured Stories: 5 Reasons Utilities Are Hating On Their Solar-Producing Customers … Read More