Reclaim the power! Democratic energy must replace corporate capture

http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2636881/reclaim_the_power_democratic_energy_must_replace_corporate_capture.html
Date Written:  2014-11-18
Publisher:  The Ecologist
Year Published:  2014
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX16922

Democratising energy would save thousands of lives a year in Britain alone -- releasing us from the clutches of corporate utilities, and building an energy commons in which we are all owners and participants, no longer captive, exploited consumers. More than that, it would be a big step forward in saving the planet.

Subject Headings

• Co-operatives
• Energy Economics
• Energy/Environmental Issues
• Fuel Economy
• Poverty
• Public Ownership