Co-op Power News Archive
Northeastern University Clean Power Conference - Panel on Innovation
and Emerging Trends - Clean Power and Energy Storage with Clean Energy
Center's Emily Izzo, Zapotec's Paul Lyons, Vanguard's Carly Fuller and
Co-op Power's Lynn Benander
http://neuess.com/Cleanpower.html
October 30, 2015
Massachusetts Green Careers Conference - Presentation on "Help Wanted:
See Who's Hiring" by Co-op Power'sLaura Porter
http://www.massgreencareers.org/2015-agenda/complete-program/
October 1, 2015
Garlic and Arts Festival presentation on Community Solar Unveiled by
Adam Thurrell from PV Squared and Lynn Benander from Co-op Power
garlicandarts.org/entertainment-and-activities/renewable-energy-talks
September 26, 2015
Going Green - Recorder reporter Richie Davis, Loan from Common Good
Finance Boosts Completion of Northeast Biodiesel Plant in Greenfield
http://goinggreen.recorder.com/2015/09/04/loan-from-common-good-finance-boosts-completion-of-northeast-biodiesel-plant-in-greenfield/
September 4, 2015
Environment Massachusetts Press Release - Massachusetts Ranks 4th for
Solar Installations in 2014, but Inaction by State Leaders Could Stall
Growth, with Testimony from Co-op Power's Laura Porter
http://www.environmentmassachusetts.org/news/mae/lighting-the-way-2015
September 3, 2015
Post Carbon Institute Interview with Co-op Power's Lynn Benander -
Community is Created by Filling the Cup
http://www.postcarbon.org/talking-resilience-with-lynn-benander-community-is-created-by-filling-the-cup/
September 2, 2015
Center for Popular Economics - Presentation on Cooperative Paths to
Fossil Fuel Freedom: Stories from Community Energy Co-ops in the Co-op
Power Network with Lynn Benander and Temistoclese Blessed Ferreira
from Co-op Poer
http://www.populareconomics.org/2015-summer-institute-public-events/
August 23, 2015
Grist article on Diego Angarita, "Meet the Food Justice and Clean
Energy Advocate who Wants to Shake up the Nonprofit World", noting his
work at Co-op Power
http://grist.org/people/meet-the-food-justice-and-clean-energy-advocate-who-wants-to-shake-up-the-nonprofit-world/
August 14, 2015
Jamaica Plain New Economy Transition potluck presentation: Can JP
Power Itself? with Co-op Power's Lynn Benander
http://jptransition.org/educational-series-archive/
July 29, 2015
WAMC story from reporter Paul Tuthill - Activists, Officials Call for
Lifting Cap on Solar Subsidy Program including testimony from Co-op
Power's Lynn Benander
http://wamc.org/term/co-op-power#stream/0
July 22, 2015
Black Land and Community Solar event hosted by Co-op Power's Diego
Angarita and Boston Metro Each Community Energy Co-op with guest
speaker Mistinguette Smith, founder and director of the Black/Land
Project
http://mydorchester.org/black-land-community-solar-power-2015
April 26, 2015
Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) work day to develop a policy platform
for a Just Transition to be used to guide campaigns from the local
level on up. Co-op Power's Lynn Benander contributing.
March 6, 2015
Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), the Local Clean Energy Alliance
(LCEA), Movement Generation (MG) and the Center for Social Inclusion
(CSI) hosted a conference on Clean Power, Healthy Communities
conference in Oakland California - Co-op Power's Lynn Benander gave a
workshop on Community Solar (follow this link for great videos on the
energy democracy movement here)
http://www.localcleanenergy.org/conferenceprogram2015
March 5, 2015
Green Energy Times writer George Harvey's post on Co-op Power
http://www.greenenergytimes.net/2015/06/18/co-op-power/
July 18, 2015
BGreen host Fadia Hasan Interviews Lynn Benander and Diego Angarita
from Co-op Power
https://amherstmedia.org/content/bgreen-lynn-benander-diego-angarita
June 18, 2015
Green Energy Times reporter George Harvey, Northeast Biodiesel Will
Soon Be Operational
http://www.greenenergytimes.net/2015/06/18/northeast-biodiesel-will-soon-be-operational/
June 18, 2015
Women Speak: Climate Justice and Solutions webinar with presentation
by Co-op Power's Lynn Benander
https://wecaninternational.wordpress.com/tag/co-op-power/
June 9, 2015
The Greenfield Recorder article by reporter Richie Davis about
Northeast Biodiesel
http://www.recorder.com/readerservices/businessxml/17091505-95/biodiesel-plant-says-its-done-deal
May 31, 2015
Brattleboro TV Energy Week with George Harvey: Special Feature on
Co-op Power and Northeast Biodiesel by Co-op Power's Diego Angarita
and Phil Cherry
http://www.brattleborotv.org/tags/coop-power
May 21, 2015
WWLP - Greenfield Working to Build Biodiesel Plant
http://wwlp.com/2015/05/22/greenfield-working-to-build-biodiesel-plant/
May 22, 2015
EcoWatch writer Erik Hoffner mentions Northeast Biodiesel (Co-op
Power's biodiesel plant in Greenfield) in Renewable Energy Co-op Races
Toward Milestone Project
http://ecowatch.com/2015/05/20/coop-power-biodiesel-project/
May 20, 2015
The Gazette story - Co-op Power Energy Cooperative needs to raise
final $850,000 to complete biodiesel factory in Greenfield
http://www.gazettenet.com/news/16834219-95/co-op-power-energy-cooperative-needs-to-raise-final-850000-to-complete-biodiesel-factory-in
May 14, 2015
NEON - Productivo e informativo el primer taller comunitario para
conservar energía en el North End - with presentation by Co-op Power's
Diego Angarita
March 25, 2015
Gazette story by Richie Davis, Advocates for Solar Development Urge
State Task Force to Life Net Metering Limits includes mention of Co-op
Power testimony
http://www.gazettenet.com/home/15846363-95/advocates-for-solar-development-urge-state-task-force-to-lift-net-metering-limits
February 25, 2015
Agro Innovations Podcost with photojournalist Erik Hoffner talking
about Food Hubs with a solid mention of Co-op Power
http://agroinnovations.com/podcast/2015/01/19/episode-164-food-hubs/
January 19, 2015
Greening Greenfield Forum - Energizing a New Economic Future -
including panel presentation from Co-op Power's Lynn Benander
http://greeninggreenfield.org/about-us/press-room/archive-2014/551-energizing-a-new-economic-future-recorder-report-on-11-15-forum
November 17, 2014
Massachusetts Green Careers Conference - Presentation on Educating our
Future Workforce by Co-op Power's Laura Porter
http://www.massgreencareers.org/past-conferences/2014-2/
October 1, 2014
Clean Water Action - Solar Sharing Takes Shape in Massachusetts with
quote from Co-op Power's Diego Angarita
http://www.cleanwateraction.org/news/solar-sharing-takes-shape-massachusetts
September 23, 2014
Recorder reporter Richie Davis, Greenfield Biodiesel Plant Gets
$540,000 State Grant
http://www.recorder.com/news/townbytown/greenfield/12493588-95/greenfield-biodiesel-plant-gets-540000-state-grant
June 23, 2014
Left Forum - Conference Workshop Presenter Co-op Power's Diego
Angarita, Who Owns it Matters: Launching a Business that Promotes
Economic, Environmental and Labor Justice
http://www.leftforum.org/participant/chair-diego-angarita-horowitz
April 8, 2014
Blackstone Valley Community Energy Co-op interview with Co-op Power's
Alphonse Knight on starting and energy efficiency crew within Co-op
Power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECR1LC9O-no
March 24, 2014
BioChar Workshop in Amherst led by Co-op Power's Tim Holcomb
March 4, 2014
Local Energy Solutions Conference Keynote on Relocalizing Energy by
Co-op Power's Lynn Benander
http://lesconference.nhenergy.org/lynn-benander-bio.html
March 2014
New England Grassroots Environment Fund post - Co-op Power fights for
Energy Independence at Grassroots Level
https://grassrootsfund.org/stories/feature-stories/co-op-power-fights-for-energy-independence-at-grassroots-level
February 26, 2014
Invest. Here. Now. Presentation by Co-op Power's Lynn Benander - Move
your Assets! (audio)
invest-here-now.wildapricot.org/Articles/1475262
January 13, 2014
Gazette story by reporter Rebecca Everett, Neighbor to Neighbor: Co-op
Members Help Homeowners Realize their Solar Energy Dreams with quotes
from Co-op Power's Lark Thwing, Scott Reed and Tim Holcomb
http://www.gazettenet.com/home/9855847-95/neighbor-to-neighbor-co-op-members-help-homeowners-realize-their-solar-energy-dreams
December 27, 2013
Boston Globe, Dorchester Church Gets a Green FaceLift story describes
Co-op Power's Alphonse Knight bringing energy efficiency upgrades to
his church in Codman Square
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/dorchester/2013/12/an_old_church_gets_a_green_facelift.html
December 2, 2013
New York Times journalist Julia Schor mentions Co-op Power in her
story on The Future of Work:
http://www.julietschor.org/2013/10/new-york-times-pieces-on-the-future-of-work/
Oct 15, 2013
Yale Climate and Energy Institute: A Critical Conversation on Energy
in New England by Co-op Power's Diego Angarita
http://300tube.com/watch?v=_qKhNVqFLCQ
September 26, 2013
Recorder article by Richie Davis on Climate Justice Conference with
quotes from Co-op Power's Tim Holcomb
http://www.recorder.com/home/8656087-95/climate-justice-conference-saturday
September 26, 2013
Boston College Chronicle article on Juliet Schor's Boston College
Conference on the New Economics Movement, with reference to Co-op
Power's Diego Angarita
http://www.bc.edu/publications/chronicle/FeaturesNewsTopstories/2013/news/summerinstitute073013.html
August 29, 2013
Transitions US, Chelsea Green Publishing, and the Post Carbon
Institute hosted a webinar on Power from the People with by Co-op
Power's Lynn Benander and Lyle Estill from Piedmont Biodiesel
presenting
http://www.transitionus.org/event/community-resilience-chat-power-people
Webinar: http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-08-26/community-resilience-chat-power-from-the-people-webinar
August 26, 2013
Center for Social Inclusion author Anthony Giancatarino mentions Co-op
Power is his report on Community-Scale Energy: Models, Strategies and
Racial Equity
http://www.centerforsocialinclusion.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Community-Scale-Energy-Models-Strategies-and-Racial-Equity.pdf
July 31, 2013
Sustainable Knowledge Corridor - Pioneer Valley Planning Commission's
Climate Action and Clean Energy Plan - with Co-op Power's Tara
Kurland advising
http://sustainableknowledgecorridor.org/site/content/climate-action-clean-energy
September 30, 2012
MassLive, UMass Students Asking University to Divest from Fossil Fuels
with quotes from Co-op Power's Sam King
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/umass_students_asking_universi.html
April 4, 2012
Rule$ Change Conference presentation on Ownership by by Co-op Power's
Lynn Benander at UMass Amherst
http://ruleschange.org/six-categories-five-frames/
April 2013
Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network awards Co-op Power a Champions
of Sustainability award
"Co-op Power is being recognized as a Champion of Sustainability for
leadership in creating and maintaining the Pioneer Valley
Sustainability Network, as well as ground-breaking work in achieving
greater energy efficiency and clean energy generation. It has been
more than 10 years since the founders of Co-op Power convened their
first meeting of concerned citizens to tackle the question of how
individuals, working together collectively, can create a more just and
sustainable energy future. With a long-standing and unwavering
commitment to genuine and meaningful participation by all, Co-op Power
has demonstrated the capability of cooperation to achieve change. From
member-to-member solar hot water “barn raisings,” to the launch of
Energia, to the annual Sustainability Summit Co-op Power is making the
Pioneer Valley more sustainable every day."
April 2013
Vermont Community Energy and Climate Action (VECAN) Co-op Power
Presentation on Biodiesel
http://www.vecan.net/wp-content/uploads/Co-op-Power-Biofuels-Presentation-opt.pdf
November 2012
Aljazeera article - Solar Energy Sector Lights up in California -
mentions Co-op Power
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/11/2012111114366973432.html
November 23, 2012
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Webinars with guest
speaker Lynn Benander, Co-op Power CEO
> October 2012 - What is Prosperity for All, and What Does it Mean for the Localist Movement?
Article: https://bealocalist.org/trifecta-luminaries-kicks-balle%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98prosperity-all%E2%80%99-webinar-series
Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmWHVM-RRS8&feature=youtu.be
> January 2012 - Co-op Power, a Model for Local Investment, New Business Development, and Job Creation
Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYI8yPkSx-g&feature=youtu.be
Massachusetts Green Career Conference Workshop on Businesses that are
Hiring with presentation by Co-op Power's Tara Kurland
http://www.massgreencareers.org/past-conferences/2012-2/
October 4, 2012
Sustainable Knowledge Corridor - Pioneer Valley Planning Commission's
Climate Action and Clean Energy Plan - with Co-op Power's Tara
Kurland advising
http://sustainableknowledgecorridor.org/site/content/climate-action-clean-energy
September 30, 2012
Buckminster Fuller Semi-Finalist Award goes to Co-op Power!
http://challenge-old.bfi-internal.org/application_summary/3166
August 2012
Chelsea Green published Power from the People by Greg Pahl with a
section on Co-op Power
http://www.chelseagreen.com/power-from-the-people
Blog: http://www.postcarbon.org/power-from-the-people/
August 13, 2012
River Valley Market awards Lynn Benander the Austin Miller Co-op Hero
Award for her work building Co-op Power
http://rivervalleymarket.coop/good-stuff-we-do/austin-miller-co-op-hero-awards-3-1/
(See page 8!)
June 2012
Sustainable Economy Conference, Federal Reserve in Boston, Co-op
Power's Lynn Benander presenting a workshop on Active Citizenship for
Sustainable Communities
http://sustainableeconomyconference.com/sec-agenda-2012.php
April 30, 2012
Chelsea Green published Local Dollars Local Sense by Michael Shuman
with a section on Co-op Power
http://www.chelseagreen.com/local-dollars-local-sense
February 20, 2012
Greening Greenfield article by Pam Kelly including info on how Co-op
Power's Tara Kurland supporting their energy efficiency mobilization
programs
http://greeninggreenfield.org/64-community-voices/community-voices/306-energy-smart-homes-an-update-by-pam-kelly
February 2, 2012
Bread and Roses Radio interview with Co-op Power's Shakoor Aljuwani
and Sam King, Host Elliot Tarry
https://breadandrosesradio.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/interview-co-op-powers-green-energy-economic-model/
September 23, 2011
FTE: Creativity, Leadership and Transformational Change with Co-op
Power's Shakoor Aljuwani
https://soundcloud.com/fteleaders/creativity-leadership-and
June 18, 2011
Left Forum: Winning the Battle of Democracy presentation by Co-op
Power's Shakoor Aljuwani
http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/ope/archive/1103/att-0011/flyer_for_winning_the_battle_of_democracy_panel.pdf
March 19, 2011
The Community Foundation's Annual Report highlights Co-op Power's
Green Job Training with the Brick House
http://www.communityfoundation.org/aboutus/annualreport2010/AnnualReport2010.pdf
October 14, 2010
Empty Bell - Bread for the Journey article on Northeast Biodiesel groundbreaking
http://www.emptybell.org/blog/?p=54
August 3, 2010
Left Forum Interview with Co-op Power's Shakoor Aljuwani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGtbo8uVKSU
March 19, 2011
WRKO, Unions supported Martin Luther King, Co-op Power's Shakoor
Aljuwani explains why he's supporting Wisconsin unions
http://www.wrko.com/blog/todd/protest-claims-unions-part-mlk-plan
March 11, 2011
Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) Rally to Support
Workers' Rights with Co-op Power's Shakoor Aljuwani speaking
http://www.ace-ej.org/rally_at_the_state_house_to_support_workers_rights
March 11, 2011
Post Carbon Institute Museletter author Richard Heinberg mentions Co-op Power
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2010-03-03/life-after-growth
March 3, 2010
SeaChange interview with Tom Rossmassler of Energia, a company Co-op
Power helped to build in Holyoke, highlighting Co-op Power's role in
green job training and business development with Nuestras Raices
http://www.cchange.net/2010/01/20/a-hybrid-model-co-op-and-nonprofits-launch-energy-efficiency-company/
January 20, 2010
Green Rainbow Party State Convention address by Co-op Power's Lynn Benander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGSSOZHHTCY
2009
BALLE Case Study of Co-op Power
https://bealocalist.org/case-study-co-op-power
http://www.slideshare.net/cooppower/intro-to-co-op-power-2-sept-2007
September 2, 2007
GRIST article by Emily Gertz, "Using Grease and other Goodies, Small
Biodiesel Producers are Making a Big Difference" mentions Co-op Power
http://grist.org/article/gertz6/
December 8, 2006
From the Wilderness author Michael Kane blogs about Lynn Benander
getting booed off the floor of a Peak Oil conference in Boston when
asking about support for local energy solutions in US energy policy
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2006-11-06/peak-oil-permaculture-movements-nov-6
October 30, 2006
International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Congress address to 1200
cooperators by Lynn Benander and Tom Webb, “Adding Value to
Membership: The Cooperative Challenge for the New Millennium” in
Montreal 1997