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Local Energy Rules John Farrell
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4.8 • 39 Ratings
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ILSR's Democratic Energy program has been identifying key policies and strategies for boosting local economies by keeping energy dollars local for over 35 years. This podcast series features ILSR Senior Researcher John Farrell as he interviews leaders in local renewable energy development, people who have struggled to create community energy projects and change policy to make them easier. Most shows are 15-20 minutes in length, released twice a month.
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Seven Hundred Yards Pt. 1: A Small Island in the Mississippi — Episode 210 of Local Energy Rules
Less than 700 yards is all that separates Prairie Island Indian Community homes from the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant and its growing stockpile of nuclear waste.For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast (https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage/), host John Farrell speaks with community members and experts to learn more about the history of Prairie Island Indian Community and the construction of the nuclear plant next door.This is part one in a special three-part series, Seven Hundred Yards: How a Native Nation Resisted the Nuclear Plant Next Door (https://ilsr.org/energy/seven-hundred-yards/). The series examines how powerful players sited the nuclear plant, and its waste, next to Prairie Island Indian Community, and how Tribal members and their allies have stood up for their rights — in the process, growing a clean energy future for the community and Minnesota as a whole.Listen to the full episode and explore more resources here (https://ilsr.org/articles/700-yards-pt1-small-island-ler210/) — including a transcript and summary of the conversation. Also check out the accompanying StoryMap (https://arcg.is/0P88eH) as part of ILSR’s 50th-Anniversary Racial Justice Storytelling Project.Note: This episode discusses events related to the United States’ genocide and killing of Indigenous peoples. Listen with care.
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Advocate Puts Full Court Pressure on Utilities
Mariel Nanasi discusses New Energy Economy’s efforts before lawmakers, regulators, and courts to protect consumers from the nefarious plans of New Mexico’s investor-owned utilities. |
Show page available: https://ilsr.org/advocate-full-court-pressure-utilities-ler209/ |
Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage |
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Standing Rock’s Wind Project Puts People First
Christina Hollenback and Joseph McNeil discuss how SAGE Development Authority has created a model for community-led wind development and why community ownership is so important to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. |
Show page available: https://ilsr.org/standing-rock-wind-puts-people-first-ler208/ |
Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage |
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Ann Arbor’s Public Pathway to Reliable Power
Gregory Woodring discusses the ways that investor-owned utility DTE Energy has failed Ann Arbor customers and how the city could take over and provide better service. |
Show page available: https://ilsr.org/ann-arbor-public-pathway-reliable-power-ler207/ |
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A San Diego Solar Takeover
Dorrie Bruggemann and Bill Powers discuss how a publicly-owned San Diego electric utility would be more supportive of distributed solar, offer lower rates thanks to that solar, and what it will take to bring the municipalization decision to voters. |
Show page available: https://ilsr.org/san-diego-solar-takeover-ler206/ |
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Arizona’s High Stakes Utility Election
Charlie Fisher discusses the upcoming Salt River Project election and how clean energy advocates could flip the public utility's board and reverse anti-solar and anti-democratic policies. |
Show page available: https://ilsr.org/arizonas-high-stakes-utility-election-ler205/ |
Listen to all of our Local Energy Rules podcast episodes at our site: https://ilsr.org/local-energy-rules-podcast-homepage |
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Customer Reviews
Nobody else covers coops and monopolies like this
If you want to see the structures that determine what we can and can’t do with renewables, this is the best source I have found. Great interviews, great ideas.
Deep Dive on Energy Info - Well Delivered
I listen to many energy related podcasts and found this one via another series. Good content, deep dive into some history on the episode I listended to. Moves along quickly. Held my interest for an hour. I'll listen again. R. S. Latimer
A guide towards possibilities
Ilsr and this podcast highlight those making positive changes in solar. It is truly an inspiration towards what is possible through local empowerment and empowerment.