Community Peace Radio Show #19

Date:  28 February 2009

Topic:  Local Distributed Energy Systems

Participants:  Keely Meagan, David Bacon

Co-Hosts:  Pat Leahan, Arielle Hawney, Curtis Sollohub

Summary:  Discussion centers around the 3 main models for ownership of utilities (public, private, co-op). Examples of successful public and co-op models are cited. Problems with large-scale corporate industrial wind facilities are noted, including the private wind facility proposed for the Bernal, NM area.

Resources:

Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR):
http://www.ilsr.org/
New Mexico CARES:
http://newmexicocare.org/
Entegrity Wind System:
http://www.entegritywind.com/

Thank you, David, for our CPR intro music:
http://www.DavidRovics.com/