Basic Incomes
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A concise introduction to Basic Incomes.
https://basicincome.stanford.edu/about/what-is-ubi/
A 5-minute video summarizing why basic incomes are needed today, along with links to further resources to explore.
https://www.ubi.org/
GICP convenes policy experts, advocates, researchers, leaders, funders, practitioners and elected officials to learn and collaborate in the maturing arena of unconditional cash programs.
https://gicp.info/
Book that describes: “How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World,” by Annie Lowrey.
https://www.amazon.com/Give-People-Money-Universal-Revolutionize/dp/1524758760/
International networking oranization advocating for basic incomes.
https://basicincome.org
News hub for universal basic incomes
https://basicincometoday.com
Guide for municipal leaders to design basic income programs, from the Stanford Basic Income Lab and the National League of Cities.
https://basicincome.stanford.edu/research/papers/basic-income-and-local-government-a-guide-to-municipal-pilots/
Solar Energy
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Authoritative introduction to solar energy from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
https://www.nrel.gov/research/re-solar.html
Easy to understand guide to all aspects of using photovoltaic panels.
https://www.energysage.com/solar/
Easy-to-use online estimator of costs and benefits for solar photovoltaic projects.
https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/pvwatts.php
Easy to understand book that describes the role of solar energy in human society, by Robert Stayton
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Stayton-Robert-Arthur-Paperback/dp/B010CLVQFY/
Nonprofit organization advocating for community solar energy for everyone.
https://gridalternatives.org/
Economics
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Easy-to-read book by solar pioneer Hermann Scheer on how we can transition to a sustainable solar economy.
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Solar_Economy.html?id=EL5TXjandDIC
Book describing the transition of conventional economics to a solar-driven economy, by economists Charles A. S. Hall and Kent A. Klitgaard
https://www.amazon.com/Energy-Wealth-Nations-Introduction-Biophysical/dp/3030097641/
Easy-to-use online estimator of costs and benefits for solar photovoltaic projects.
https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/pvwatts.php
Organizing
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A basic introduction to community-based solar projects.
https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/community-solar-basics
A national network made up of organizational and individual members working in cooperative development.
https://cooperationworks.coop/
A coalition of community solar stakeholders working to expand access to affordable community solar in the US, sponsored by the US Department of Energy.
https://www.energy.gov/communitysolar/community-solar
Nonprofit that provides education and technical assistance for forming cooperatives in California.
https://cccd.coop/
A decentralized collective of educators, researchers and grassroots activists working to promote cooperatives of all types.
http://www.geo.coop/