A Bold Renewable Energy Policy for US & Canada!

“Germany’s successful renewable energy policy makes strategic sense for North America. It provides a powerful tool to both halt chaotic climate change and generate green jobs.” -- Peter Coyote, actor/author

Thank you for your interest in renewable energy policy. The World Future Council, a new group based in Europe, just set up office in Washington, DC. The main focus is to advance a powerful renewable energy/green job creation policy in North America. In Germany this policy is called a “Feed-in Tariff”. This refers to feeding any type of renewable energy into the grid and getting paid a reasonable fixed price. This law can be passed at various political levels: federal, state/provincial, or a city government with a municipal utility.

Faced with the desperate need to increase electricity generated by renewable energy systems, governments must choose from a range of policy options. Studies show that a Feed-In Tariff policy is the best available policy mechanism for accelerating renewable energy in grid-connected areas. When you are racing against time, this is particularly important. The energy payment contract is typically for 20 years. This reduces risk in the up-front investment and attracts private capital. The Cleantech venture capital crowd loves this approach.

Additionally, a good renewable energy payment policy democratizes energy production. It becomes cost-effective for low-income homeowners, farmers, and small businesses to generate clean electricity and get paid. With this approach we can change from a nation of energy consumers to a nation of energy producers. This policy is a key driver to create green collar jobs. In Germany it created over a quarter of a million good jobs. Imagine what we could do in all of North America.

The World Future Council will be organizing roundtables and daylong workshops, publishing strategy reports, and holding media events, initially in the US and Canada to popularize this exciting approach. The benefits include:
• Rapid Deployment of Vast Quantities of Clean Renewable Energy
• Green House Gas Reduction
• One million Green Jobs in under three years
• Community power ownership
• Sustainable Economic Development/Manufacturing
• Cheaper and more predictable energy rates over time
• Decentralized Clean Energy Security (Nuclear is a terrorist target)
• More of a True-Cost Energy System (For example, Coal does not internalize the cost for its many dangerous pollutants: asthma causing particulate, sulfur, NOx, GHGs)

Contact:
Randy Hayes, Climate Policy Officer
World Future Council: A global forum working to protect the rights of future generations
Mobile: +1 415 305-7300 Skype: Hurricane711
randy.hayes@worldfuturecouncil.org www.worldfuturecouncil.org
In DC: 660 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, #302 Washington DC 20003 P: +1(202)547-9359
In CALIF: P.O. Box 29314 San Francisco, CA 94129-0314 USA P: +1 (415)561-3492
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Resource Links
Note: Where there is a second link in any bullet point this shows the URL so that it can be pasted in if needed to open a document.
World Future Council
• World Future Council's Feed-in Tariff Web Pages http://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/arguing_fits.html
• WFC's Feed-in Tariff Design Guide A web site with info on creating a FIT law –This is the PACT web site
• Webpage for new FIT book: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=92822
• Newest and best FIT book: Powering the Green Economy - The feed-in tariff handbook http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=92822
• WFC Book: A Renewable World (has a chapter on FITs)
http://greenbooks.co.uk/store/renewable-world-p-304.html?osCsid=akhgo3rm...
• Wind-Works: Advanced FITs An excellent source of news
• Model Advanced Renewable Tariff Legislation . Samples you can download.
• Primers on Feed-in Tariffs, Advanced Renewable Tariffs, & Renewable Energy Payments Promotional material for general use.
• Alliance for Renewable Energy A coalition web site advocating FITs in N.A.
• NREL Study: Feed-in Tariff Policy: NREL Study: Feed-in Tariff Policy: Design, Implementation, and RPS Policy Interactions http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy09osti/45549.pdf
• Strategy Workshop Videos March 2008
• Strategy Workshop Videos October 2008
• Strategy Workshop Audio/Videos January 2009: Download presentations from FIT conference from ILSR's website. http://www.newrules.org/de/fitconference.html
• Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy Web Site
• German Experience with its Renewable Energy Sources Act
• European Feed-in Cooperation
• International Feed-in Tariff News Group
• Californians for Feed-in Tariffs News Group
• The Feed-In Tariff Channel--Audio and video interviews with policy leaders (Note: a video player will install on your browser)
• Green Energy War: Former California Energy Commissioner John Geesman blogs on global climate and energy politics
• Feed In Tariff Primer 250 words.doc
• Feed-in Tariffs What are They.doc: One page document
• Advanced Renewable Tariffs What Are They.doc: One page document
• Advanced Renewable Tariffs for North America.doc: One page document.
• Feed-in Tariffs Frequently Asked Questions.doc: Nine page document.
• Feed-in Tariff Primer.ppt: A powerpoint presentation that describes feed-in tariffs and explains what they are and where they are being used.
• Britain's Carbon Trust Says FITs Simplest
• IEA: Feed-in Tariffs More Effective and Cheaper than Quotas for Renewable Energy
• Ernst & Young Find Feed-in Tariffs Cheaper Than Trading System
• Britain's Stern Report Says Feed Laws Work Best for Renewable Energy
• British Conservatives Begin Discussion of Feed Law
• Summit Blue Study: Ratepayer Impact of Rebates vs. Market Based Incentives
• http://www.ef.org/docs/CommWind_web.pdf Community Wind 101: A Primer for Policymakers 31 pages

Note: Marc Strassman is a reporter and producer who frequently covers feed-in tariff events. His service is Etopia News. The videos related to feed-in tariffs (listed below) can also be found at this link: Etopia FIT Video Interviews Marc Strassman
Etopia News: www.etopianews.com
Etopia News Now: www.etopianewsnow.blip.tv
Twitter: http://twitter.com/etopianewsnow
Individually listed interviews and talks:

Jim MacDougall at OPA on first state or provincial feed-in tariff in North America
Jim MacDougall, Manager of Distributed Generation at the Ontario Power Authority (OPA), talks about that province's adoption of a feed-in tariff for the generation of renewable energy, recorded from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 13, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1874748

Rep. Keith Fitzgerald talks about HB 1317, the Florida renewable energy dividend bill
Keith Fitzgerald, Florida State Representative from the 69th District, talks about creating a renewable energy dividend in Florida through the passage of HB 1317, recorded from Tallahassee, Florida, on March 12, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1872007

Andrew Walmsley at Florida Farm Bureau on Renewable Energy Dividends in Florida
Andrew Walmsley, Assistant Director of Agricultural Policy at the Florida Farm Bureau, talks about the introduction of renewable energy dividends as a way of increasing renewables production in Florida, recorded from Gainesville, Florida, on March 12, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1870888

Stewart Taggart at DESERTEC-USA on solar power from deserts
Stewart Taggart, co-founder of the DESERTEC Foundation and Coordinator of DESERTEC-USA, talks about getting massive amounts of power from solar installations in the desert connected to cities by a supergrid, recorded from Sydney, Australia, on March 9-10, 2009
ttp://blip.tv/file/1859217

Jim Woolsey makes the case for a feed-in tariff for Florida and generally
Jim Woolsey, former Director of the CIA and now a Venture Partner with VantagePoint Venture Partners in Silicon Valley, explains the advantages of adopting a feed-in tariff for the State of Florida and elsewhere, recorded from Washington, D.C., on March 6, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1850230

Gerry Wolff at DESERTEC-UK on plans for solar power from deserts
Gerry Wolff, co-ordinator of DESERTEC-UK, discusses the newly-created DESERTEC Foundation and its plans to power Europe with concentrating solar power from North Africa and the Middle East, recorded from the UK on March 6, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1849404

Mike Antheil at FARE updates the Florida Renewable Energy Dividend (RED) story
Mike Antheil, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE) talks about the campaign to implement a statewide Renewable Energy Dividend (RED) (feed-in tariff) in the Sunshine State, recorded from Florida on March 4, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1841965

Paige Kreegel, Chair of Florida House Energy & Utilities Committee, on renewable energy dividends
Paige Kreegel, chair of the Energy & Utilities Committee of the Florida House of Representatives, talks about the possible inclusion of a "renewable energy dividend" (feed-in tariff) provision in this legislative session's energy bill, recorded from Tallahassee, Fla., on March 4, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1841864

Charmaine Watts at REFIT-NZ talks about the New Zealand FIT campaign
Charmaine Watts, founder of Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff New Zealand (REFIT-NZ) talks about the emerging campaign to implement a national feed-in tariff policy in that dual-island nation down under, recorded from Puke Kohe, NZ, on March 3-4, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1838439

Jim Ferguson on Palm Desert's solar program
Jim Ferguson, City Councilmember in Palm Desert, California, talks about that city's efforts to expand its solar footprint through the use of innovative property tax procedures, recorded remotely from Palm Desert on February 25, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1815009

Mike Antheil at FARE on Feb. 24th-28th Grand Solar Tour of Florida
Mike Antheil, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE), talks about the group's February 24-28, 2009, tour of major Florida cities with a program designed to inform and educate the public about renewable energy dividends/feed-in tariffs, recorded on February 20, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1796551

John McCoy, Washington State State Representative, on his FIT bill
John McCoy, Washington State State Representative, talks about his bill to implement a feed-in tariff in Washington State, recorded from Olympia, Washington, on February 4, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1769110/

Ed Regan at GRU talks about Gainesville's first-in-U.S. feed-in tariff
Ed Regan, Assistant General Manager, Strategic Planning, at Gainesville Regional Utilities, talks about its recently-adopted feed-in tariff, the first in the United States, recorded from Gainesville on February 12, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1768526/

Mike Antheil at FARE on solar FIT progress in Tallahassee and Gainesville
Mike Antheil, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE), reports on a feed-in tariff conference in Tallahassee and the adoption of the first U.S. municipal feed-in tariff in Gainesville, Florida, recorded remotely on February 6, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1746256/

Jonathan Naughton at UW's Wind Energy Research Center on Wyoming wind power
Jonathan Naughton, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Univeristy of Wyoming and Director of UW's Wind Energy Research Center, talks about WERC's role in the development of wind power in Wyoming, recorded remotely on February 5, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1743055/

Mark Rodgers talks about the Cape Wind off-shore wind project
Mark Rodgers, Communications Director for Cape Wind, talks about this 130 megawatt off-shore wind project, recorded remotely from Massachusetts on February 4, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1737953/

Jim Ferguson talks about feed-in tariffs for Palm Desert and Santa Monica
Jim Ferguson, former Mayor and currently a City Councilmember in Palm Desert, California, talks about California State Senator Fran Pavley's bill to implement a feed-in tariff for Palm Desert and Santa Monica, California, recorded between Studio City and Palm Desert, California, on January 28, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1714242/

Charmaine Watts at SEANZ talks about renewable energy in New Zealand
Charmaine Watts, Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Electricity Association of New Zealand (SEANZ), talks about the energy situation in her country and her group's efforts to encourage the deployment of more renewable energy generation there, recorded between LA and the North Island of New Zealand on January 27/28, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1710453/

Nathanael Greene at NRDC on resolving wilderness vs. renewable transmission issue
Nathanael Greene, Director of Renewable Energy Policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council, talks about resolving the conflict between preserving pristine wilderness and getting remotely-generated renewable energy to the load-centers that need that power, recorded between LA and NYC on January 27, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1709453/

Mike Antheil at FARE on Tallahassee FIT Workshop & GRU FIT
Mike Antheil, executive director of the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy, talks about the upcoming feed-in tariff workshop in Tallahassee and the coming of a feed-in tariff to Gainesville, Florida, recorded remotely on January 23, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1698272/

Ken Bossong at Sustainable Energy Network discusses climate change policy letter to Obama
Ken Bossong, founder and coordinator of the Sustainable Energy Network, talks about a set of proposals for addressing global climate change that the network has submitted to the new Obama Administration, recorded January 22, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1694444/

ZunaVision version of Ed Werner at WWWG on Wyoming wind power a Zunafied version of an interview with Ed Werner, founder/owner of energy consulting firm Werner Solutions and the director of the Wyoming Wind Working Group, talking about the development of wind power in Wyoming in this remotely-recorded audio interview, recorded January 12, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1667857/

Wilson Rickerson addresses the World Future Council's REP Workshop in San Diego
Wilson Rickerson, President, Rickerson Energy Strategies, address the World Future Council's Renewable Energy Payments Workshop in San Diego, California, on October 12, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1610548/

David Krieger of the World Future Council addresses issues of nuclear security
David Krieger of the World Future Council addresses issues of nuclear security at the World Future Council Renewable Energy Payments Workshop in San Diego, California, on October 12, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1610394/

John Geesman, former CEC Commissioner, addresses WFC REP Workshop in San Diego
John Geesman, former California Energy Commissioner and Co-Chair, American Council for Renewable Energy, addresses the World Future Council Renewable Energy Payments Workshop in San Diego, October 12, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1610123/

Jerry Karnas at EDF addresses WFC FIT Workshop in San Diego
Jerry Karnas, Florida Climate Project Director, Environmental Defense Fund, discusses strategies for attaining feed-in tariffs at the World Future Council's Workshop on FITs in San Diego, California, October 12, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1609995/

John Geesman addresses the WFC Feed-in Tariff Strategy Workshop
John Geesman, former California Energy Commissioner, addresses the World Future Council Feed-in Tariff Strategy Workshop in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1607863/

Peter Meisen talks about the Economist debate on technology and climate change
Peter Meisen, President and Director of the Global Energy Network Institute (GENI), talks about a recent debate sponsored by BP and the Economist magazine about technology and climate change, recorded from La Jolla, California, on October 23, 2008 http://blip.tv/file/1607113/

David Bly, Minnesota State Representative, addresses WFC FIT Workshop
David Bly, a member of the Minnesota State Legislature, addresses the World Future Council's Feed-in Tariff Strategy Workshop in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1606914/

Paul Gipe addresses the World Future Council Feed-in Tariff Workshop, March 2, 2008
Paul Gipe, of wind-works.org, presents his views on feed-in tariffs to the World Future Council's Strategic Workshop of Feed-in Tariffs in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1606869/

Miguel Mendonca, author of "Feed-in Tariffs," welcomes attendees at WFC FIT Workshop
Miguel Mendonca, recorded in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1605448/

Kathleen Law talks about efforts to implement a FIT in Michigan
Michigan State Representative Kathleen Law talks about her efforts to pass a feed-in tariff (FIT) law in that state, recorded at the World Future Council FIT Workshop in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1605410/

James Bradbury presents Rep. Jay Inslee's plans for a U.S.-wide REP/FIT/ART
James Bradbury, Legislative Assistant to U.S. Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA), discusses the Congressman's proposal for a nationwide feed-in tariff (FIT), recorded at the WFC Workshop on FITs, March 2, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
http://blip.tv/file/1605387/

John Farrell at ILSR on "Bringing Renewable Energy Home" at St. Olaf's on January 9, 2009
John Farrell, Research Associate with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) talks about the upcoming "Bringing Renewable Energy Home: Energy Policies To Maximize Energy Security And Economic Development" conference on January 9, 2009 @ St. Olaf College in Minnesota, recorded December 22, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1605320/

Angelina Galiteva, at San Diego WFC Workshop, urges the "solartariat" to unite
Angelina Galiteva, at World Future Council Renewable Energy Payments Workshop, urges the "solartariat" to unite for a green future, recorded in San Diego, California, on October 12, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1601946/

Paul Gipe of windworks.org on REPs/FITs/ARTs at WFC's San Diego Workshop
Paul Gipe of windworks.org on REPs/FITs/ARTs at WFC's San Diego Workshop, recorded October 12, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1601819/

John Farrell at Institute for Local Self-Reliance on Minnesota feed-in tariff
John Farrell at Institute for Local Self-Reliance talks about instituting a feed-in tariff in his state, recorded February 1, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1596935/

Mike Antheil at Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy talks about Gainesville FIT
Mike Antheil talks about Gainesville, Florida, feed-in tariff, remotely recorded, November 13, 2008
http://blip.tv/file/1589429/

Mike Antheil and Andrew Walmsley discuss lobbying for REDs in Florida
Mike Antheil, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE), and Andrew Walmsley, Assistant Director of Agricultural Policy at the Florida Farm Bureau, discuss their lobbying efforts on behalf of renewable energy dividends (REDs), recorded from Palm Beach County and Gainesville, FL, on March 19, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1896603/

David Bly talks about prospects for a feed-in tariff in Minnesota
David Bly, Minnesota State Representative from District 25-B, talks about the prospects of his feed-in tariff bill, now pending in the Minnesota House of Representatives, recorded from St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 17, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1890287

Joseph Saturnia discusses the possibility of a feed-in tariff in Hawaii
Joseph Saturnia, President of Island Pacific Energy, LLC, talks about the possibility of implementing a feed-in tariff in the State of Hawaii, recorded remotely from Honolulu, HI, on March 17, 2009
http://blip.tv/file/1888875

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