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Posts in this category are about Local Assets. When businesses – weather electrical utility or farm, bank or grocery store – are largely owned by employees, customers, local residents, and others with a direct relationship, they become increasingly accountable to the needs of the various communities they serve. Furthermore, when ownership is spread broadly within a region, benefits will also be shared broadly, helping to generate enduring Social Equity. The relationship between broad patterns of ownership and social equity is equally direct for other assets like home, land, and resources.

(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)

Jul. 26, 2010: Mini farmers markets expand to bring local produce to Minneapolis neighborhoods (press release)

Source: IATP Press Feed - Posted: July 27, 2010 15:41
Located primarily in Minneapolis neighborhoods with limited access to healthy foods, the mini farmers markets feature five or fewer farmers...

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Japan Seeks Consumer Burden To Push Renewable Energy

Source: UNFCCC News - Posted: July 26, 2010 03:59
Source: Reuters - Japanese consumers will have to pay higher electricity bills under a government plan to help triple the generating capacity of renewable energy in the next decade and cut CO2 emissions.
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Wildfire prevention pays big dividends in Florida, study finds

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines: Earth & Climate - Posted: July 21, 2010 00:00
Wildfire prevention education in Florida pays for itself several times over by saving millions of dollars in fire-fighting costs and reducing damages from human-caused fires, according to new research.
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