The sector secretly profiting from the cost of living crisis
No one’s talking about the UK’s hugely profitable energy distribution networks. They should be publicly owned.
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Our Best Shot at Meeting Paris Goals? Make Energy Public
Mayors across the country have vowed to deliver on the goals of the Paris climate accord in defiance of President Trump’s decision to back out. But how can they, realistically, when the national government is questioning climate science and promoting coal, fracking, and pipelines? Simply put: Make energy public.
Justice Must Flow: Economic Democracy and the Water Commons
Now in the throes of artificial scarcity, U.S. cities, counties and states are running out of water even as they turn control over managing water supplies to private corporations.
With Corporate Energy, We’re Stuck in the Dark Ages – Let’s Switch to Public Ownership
It is clear that Britain has an energy problem.
Boulder forms its own municipal utility
Since our last posting on Boulder’s municipalization efforts, the city has…succeeded in creating its own power and light utility.
Defending the Public From Greed
FDR specifically addressed the relationship of government to electric utilities but one could easily translate the theory and principles he proposes to today’s banks, or cable companies or airlines.