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Energy democracy panel YL

Redesigning renewable incentives for energy democracy

Instead of a tax credit that largely locks out those with the most to gain from the clean energy transition, a direct incentive would specifically incentivize local distributed renewable energy. read more
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Energy democracy panel BL

Fossil fuel debt cancellation to unleash renewable energy in rural America

Rural communities should not be left behind in the energy transition due to the entrenched interests of capital, particularly when the federal government holds a significant amount of the debt holding rural utilities back. read more
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Energy democracy panel PU

Federal expansion of community choice aggregation

There is an alternative to private monopoly utilities trapping communities in fossil fuel energy use or individual customer choice programs that may not shift the system fast enough or do so with equity. read more
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Protesters from the No PG&E Bailout Coalition

Power to the People: Winning public control of electric utilities

by Juliana Broad

Alternatives to our broken corporate energy system are gaining traction—here’s a breakdown of where people are fighting back, and where they are winning public ownership of power. read more
Democracy & Governance Democratic Ownership Environment & Energy Community & Place

System Change magazine highlights a year of bold ideas

The Democracy Collaborative and the Next System Project has published System Change, a magazine that captures the bold ideas and groundbreaking work of our leaders and scholars in 2019. read more
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Democratizing power in rural America through electric co-ops

Democratizing power in rural America through electric co-ops

by Johanna Bozuwa, Nikita Perumal, Adam Simpson, Chris Woolery

In this episode, we’re discussing how to further democratize rural electric cooperatives and what that means for the communities that these institutions serve. read more
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The Next World podcast discusses school to prison pipeline

Reparations, the Green New Deal, and the school-to-prison pipeline

by Sarah Lazare, Puck Lo, Zakiya Sankara-Jabar

From our peers at “The Next World: A Podcast About Building Movements,” a talk with Zakiya Sankara-Jabar of the Dignity in Schools Campaign about the criminalization of black children, plus journalist Sarah Lazare on critical questions about the Green New Deal. read more
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A US Green Investment Bank for All: Democratized Finance for a Just Transition

A US green investment bank for all: Democratized finance for a just transition

by Thomas Marois, Ali Rıza Güngen

In ways unimaginable just a few years ago, public banking and its potential for catalyzing a transition to a green and just future have been catapulted to the center of political and economic debate. read more
Money & Banking Environment & Energy
Johanna Bozuwa on The Real News Network

The case for nationalizing the fossil fuel industry

In this two-part interview on The Real News Network, Johanna Bozuwa, co-manager of the Next System Project’s climate and energy program, explains why replacing the investor-owned fossil fuel industry with democratically owned energy utilities is essential to addressing the climate crisis. read more
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