Our Best Shot at Meeting Paris Goals? Make Energy Public

By Sarah van Gelder, YES! magazine

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

By Matt Stannard, Occupy.com

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

By Calum McGregor, Open Democracy

It is clear that Britain has an energy problem.

Boulder forms its own municipal utility

By Violeta Duncan, Democracy Collective

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

By David Morris, On The Commons

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.