"Climate Works Bonds" Proposal Released to Obama, Waxman, Boxer

Robert Freehling and I have prepared a federal "Climate Works Bonds" proposal that is now under review by Sierra Club volunteers a...

"Reinterpreting" the Grid: Terrain Magazine Article by Elly Hopper

Elly Hopper has written an interesting article on the Bay Area CCA movement in the Winter issue of Terrain Magazine; "it is a complete ...

Marin Supervisors Approve Clean Energy Authority: Joins San Francisco CCA Movement

Despite objections from Pacific Gas and Electric Co., county supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to join with other Marin cities to form a...

First Major US Climate Action Plan Released

The Sonoma County (California) Climate Action Plan is out - click on coolplan.org to view and download documents - implementing the highest...

New York City Joins the Fray

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has initiated a process to solicit renewable energy developers that is being compared to San Francisco'...

Fast Company Article on Local Power and PG&E

Anya Kamenetz has written a great piece on Local Power in Fast Company which may interest readers. Click on the image for a peek.

It's Not Just California

I recently addressed the City Council, Mayor and interested citizens in Athens and several major Ohio cities, where interest in Local Power...

Green Power Activists Compile Link Page to CCA Movement

Volunteers have put together a primitive but informative CCA Live Link page to cities like San Francisco, Marin County, and San Joachin now...

CNS News Video on Community Choice

Jordan Ehrlich of CNS News has posted a good, concise video on the efforts of San Francisco, the Sierra Club and others to implement Communi...

California's Assessment District Solar Finance law AB811

I got a call from Greentech Media about Local Power 's view of AB811, signed yesterday by Gov. Schwarzenegger, a bill sponsored by Palm...