THIS ISSUE'S Headlines, July/AUGUST 2010
Cover story: Alternative Co-ops Take Flight
By Nancy Jorgensen
Most of us are familiar with agriculture, financial, housing, electricity and grocery cooperatives. But you might be surprised at the number of co-ops filling a need that’s just a little different. In this issue’s feature story, CBJ looks at hospitals and farmers cooperating to provide local foods, a worker co-op for building gardens, a co-op whose members are cities and counties, a cooperative that doesn't pay off until death, and a new model for media that is producing whole pages for a major newspaper.
My View: Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
By David Cook, Jr.
Learn about an underutilized government tax credit that can help incentivize green energy investment for electric co-ops, which have generally been left out of such programs due to their tax-exempt status.
Electric Co-ops Seek New Power Sources
By Andrew McLeod
A second-level generation and transmission co-op is hunting high and low for new, reliable and affordably sources of energy. This process reveals some of the ways in which electric co-ops differ from investor-owned utilities.
Co-ops and Gender Development
By Samantha Watson
NCBA's CLUSA International Program is making a big difference in Mozambique, and women are among the greatest benficiaries. By encouraging literacy and providing economic opportunities and good nutrition, the Prosoya project is helping improve the lots of women and those in their care.
A Half-Century of Preschool Co-ops
By Natalie Hall and Leta Samantha Watson
Watching each others' kids is one of those cooperative things that humans have been doing about as long as we've been having kids. So it should be no surprise that this Parent Cooperative Preschools International is one of the oldest organizations for co-ops in the U.S.
Co-op Month: Local. Trusted. Serving You.
By Carissa Heckathorn
Co-op Month happens every October, but this year it is likely to catch a bit more attention than usual. Find out how many organizations and events are palnning to use the power of a unified branding campaign to cut through the clutter.
GoLocal Co-op Builds Healthy Economy
By Kelley Rajala
In California's wine country, more than 400 busiensses, residents and nonprofits have joined forces to encourage their community to "Go Local." And they've decided that a cooperative structure is just what they need to build a "local, living" economy.
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