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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...

Boulder Sought Energy Options, Just Like Minneapolis

Posted by on September 14, 2012

Boulder Energy Future Motion Graphic from robb shurr on Vimeo.

Taking Control of Our Energy Future

Posted by on September 10, 2012

Mayor Rybak was one of the first mayors to sign the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement approved by the Minneapolis City Council, which established a...

Boulder’s Mayor Coming to Minneapolis to Discuss Energy Options!

Posted by on September 04, 2012

In November 2011, the citizens of Boulder, CO, voted to allow the city to proceed with a long and thoughtful process toward municipalizing their electric...

August Update

Posted by on August 08, 2012

It’s Summer 2012 and the Minneapolis Energy Options team has been at work finding friends and partners who care about Minneapolis’s energy future. As the...

An energy switch, waiting to be flipped

Posted by on May 24, 2012

Originally published in the Star Tribune, 5/23/12: As we spoke to legislators and activists roaming the halls of the State Capitol this past legislative session, it...

Should Minneapolis keep its energy options open?

Posted by on May 08, 2012

Minneapolis Energy Options is a citizen’s group interested in expanding the options for energy for the City of Lakes.  Here are a few motivating facts,...