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Article filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 18, 2007

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

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/moving-beyond-what-al-gores-told-you-about-global-warming/

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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Article, ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 10, 2007

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

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/new-report-lessons-pioneers-tackling-global-warming-local-level/

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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Resource filed under Energy | Written by John Bailey | No Comments | Updated on Jan 5, 2007

Lessons from the Pioneers: Tackling Global Warming at the Local Level

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/lessons-pioneers-tackling-global-warming-local-level/

This January 2007 report by John Bailey 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. Many cities will likely not meet their goals unless complementary state and federal policies are put in place very soon.   Continue reading

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filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 5, 2007

Making Cellulosic Ethanol Happen: Good and Not So Good Public Policy

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/making-cellulosic-ethanol-happen-good-and-not-so-good-public-policy/

This January 2007 report by David Morris provides an analysis of federal policies that are both good and bad related to creating a viable cellulosic ethanol industry based on two building blocks: 1) Commercial technologies that produce ethanol from cellulose and 2) A cultivation, transportation and storage infrastructure that delivers cellulose to biorefineries. Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 28, 2006

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

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/irec-offers-quick-access-state-level-net-metering-and-interconnection-proceedings/

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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Article filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Dec 19, 2006

A Strategy For Tweaking Existing Federal Energy and Farm Biofuels Policy

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/strategy-tweaking-existing-federal-energy-and-farm-biofuels-policy/

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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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 19, 2006

Boulder’s Solar Sales Taxes Fund Rebates and Other Projects

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/boulders-solar-sales-taxes-fund-rebates-and-other-projects/

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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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 5, 2006

ILSR Calls on Congress to Fix Cellulosic Ethanol Mandate

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ilsr-calls-congress-fix-cellulosic-ethanol-mandate/

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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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 27, 2006

IRS Approves 610 Clean Renewable Energy Bond Applications

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/irs-approves-610-clean-renewable-energy-bond-applications/

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that 610 projects have been given the authority to issue Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) to help finance renewable energy development across the country. State and local governments and municipal and cooperative utilities were eligible to apply.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 13, 2006

Whatcom County Uses Savings from Energy Efficiency and Purchases 100 Percent Renewable Energy

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/whatcom-county-uses-savings-energy-efficiency-and-purchases-100-percent-renewable-energy/

In September 2006, the Whatcom County Council (Washington) voted to use $62,000 out of $85,000 in projected energy efficiency savings for purchasing a block of renewable energy for a $0.01 per kWh premium. The renewable energy credits from Puget Sound Energy will cover 100 percent of the electricity used in county operations in 2007.

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