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Minneapolis Energy Options: Moving Forward Meeting

Posted by on January 18, 2013

MEO Campaign Organizing Meeting! Wednesday January 23, 2012 from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Community Room @ Waite House 2323 13th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55404 Come learn about our efforts to keep...

Dylan Kesti Takes the Helm

Posted by on January 10, 2013

He’s been on the job less than 72 hours, but already Dylan Kesti is making his mark as the campaign coordinator for Minneapolis Energy Options,...

Learn About Minneapolis Energy Options on Saturday Morning

Posted by on January 10, 2013

Skip the cartoons and hear Minneapolis Energy Options rabble rouser John Farrell explain the campaign for Minneapolis to take  control of its energy future!  He’s...

Energy Choices for Minneapolis

Posted by on December 17, 2012

Energy costs are rising and energy pollution is causing significant global problems. We often feel powerless to change things. But we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity...

Taking Control of Minneapolis's Energy Future

Posted by on October 09, 2012

By Ken Bradley Mayor Rybak was one of the first mayors to sign the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement approved by the Minneapolis City Council,...

Touring the Grid with Boulder’s City Council

Posted by on October 01, 2012

This short video by the City of Boulder shows how the city council has teamed up with the nearby municipal utility in Ft. Collins to...

How Boulder Won its Campaign for Clean Local Power

Posted by on September 29, 2012

How Boulder Won its Campaign for Clean Local Power Posted on September 29, 2012 by indros13 by indros13 The opposition utility dumped $1 million into the campaign and outspent local...

Video is up of Susan Osborne’s presentation!

Posted by on September 28, 2012

If you missed her stellar presentation, now’s your chance to hear how Boulder finally came to municipalization of its electric system after many futile years of trying...

Minneapolis eyes way to push utilities to be greener

Posted by on September 26, 2012

Star Tribune | September 23, 2012 Maya Rao As Minneapolis pushes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a third by 2025, city leaders are...

City Launches a Website about its Energy Franchises

Posted by on September 25, 2012

Our campaign is generating a lot of public interest in the city’s expiring contracts with Xcel and CenterPoint Energy, so much so that the city’s...

Susan Osborne Shares the Story of Boulder’s Pursuit of Energy Options

Posted by on September 20, 2012

On Tuesday morning, former Boulder mayor Susan Osborne shared the story of her city’s pursuit of clean, local, affordable energy.  It starts years ago with...

Minneapolis Mulls Options

Posted by on September 18, 2012

Finance & Commerce – September 17, 2012 Franchise agreements seen as bargaining tool A pair of expiring land-use agreements between Minneapolis and the state’s largest utilities...