Rep. Betty Olson (R-28B/Prairie City) had fun on the taxpayers' dime at the ALEC conference this month: There were some great speakers at the policy summit: Rep. Paul Ryan, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Ted Cruz, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, Indiana…
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My friends (and yours!) at Dakota Rural Action are on quite a few warpaths this summer. They've organized film screenings and effective grassroots resistance against Powertech's proposed uranium mining in the Black Hills. Dakota Rural Action is also protesting the…
It's not a power revolution yet, but South Dakotans are showing that solar power isn't just for sunny California and Arizona. First, near Pierre, one family traded propane for solar-boosted electric heat: ...one customer with a larger array of 15…
I worked with a Dakota Rural Action committee to advocate a net-metering policy this year in Pierre. The Public Utilities Commission joined the industry in killing that proposal. In a fit of reactionary wagon-fixing, Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson is…
I'm on the Dakota Rural Action committee that brought you the net-metering bill this Legislative session. Net metering (paying people for the useful surplus power that they produce with renewable power devices) is one way to promote small-scale, community-based energy…
I've been working with a Dakota Rural Action committee to promote small-scale renewable energy. We've held a couple public education events and spread the word about DRA members putting up their own renewable energy systems. But now we've got legislation…