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Citizens Applaud Energy Vision Adopted by Minneapolis City Council

Posted by on September 16, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS – September 13, 2013 – The Minneapolis Energy Options campaign welcomes the recent commitments by the Minneapolis City Council to clearly define and plan...

How Organizing is Giving the City of Minneapolis a Better Energy Future

Posted by on September 12, 2013

By: John Farrell and originally published on Sept. 3, 2013 (http://www.ilsr.org/organizing-giving-city-minneapolis-energy-future/) For decades the energy future of Minneapolis was in the hands of others: meaningful change...

Minneapolis City Council Unanimously Votes for a Better Energy Future

Posted by on August 16, 2013

Today the Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution, supported by Minneapolis Energy Options, that lays out guidelines for the future franchise negotiations with Xcel Energy...

Minneapolis Energy Options welcomes the recent commitments by Xcel Energy to help the City meet its energy goals, but says we must go further.

Posted by on August 09, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS – August 9, 2013 –The Minneapolis Energy Options campaign welcomes the recent commitments by Xcel Energy to help the City meet its energy goals,...

Mayor Rybak Thanks Minneapolis Energy Options

Posted by on August 08, 2013

Office of Mayor R.T. Rybak News Release   Xcel Announces New Commitments to Minneapolis’ Energy Future Mayor Rybak looks forward to ‘productive, collaborative partnership’ between City...

Minneapolis' energy future: What will our options be?

Posted by on July 30, 2013

By Cam Gordon, as Published in the Twin Cities Daily Planet Community Voices.  7/26/13    Introduction The City of Minneapolis has adopted aggressive goals for...

Minneapolis Energy Options and CenterPoint Energy announce agreement to reduce carbon emissions in Minneapolis

Posted by on July 23, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS – July 23, 2013 – Minneapolis Energy Options (MEO) and CenterPoint Energy announced today that they have entered into an agreement to collaborate on...

Save the Date!

Posted by on July 10, 2013

Save the Date! Attention Minneapolis: We need you and your neighbors at City Hall on August 1st at 9:00 am to show your support for...

Minneapolis City Council Sets Public Hearing for Municipal Utility Ballot Measure

Posted by on June 28, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                                             June 28, 2013 Contact: Dylan Kesti, Campaign Manager, (218) 591-4172, [email protected]  Minneapolis City Council Sets Public Hearing for Municipal Utility Ballot Measure...

Minneapolis can choose a better energy future, and DFL convention is key

Posted by on June 14, 2013

John Farrell, Minneapolis | MINNPOST 06/13/13 As published in MINNPOST 06/13/13. This year Minneapolis has a once-in-a-generation opportunity. We can continue to import polluting energy...

Minneapolis Energy Options seeks DFL endorsement

Posted by on June 12, 2013

Published in the Twin Cities Daily Planet By Lee Samelson and Timothy Denherder Thomas, Community Voices June 12, 2013 A campaign to secure Minneapolis DFL support for the Minneapolis Energy...

Did You Catch Minneapolis Energy Options?

Posted by on May 29, 2013

It was a great long weekend and Minneapolis Energy Options was all over the city. Did you see us at Minnehaha? Did you see us at the...