Bay Localize Resources:

• Report: The 21st Century Greenprint for the East Bay
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  The Local Clean Energy Alliance of the East Bay envisions a future Bay Area that consumes significantly less energy yet still maintains a comfortable lifestyle and a vibrant economy. We envision a future for the Bay Area that is largely powered by renewable energy, with the majority coming from local, distributed generation that provides affordable, reliable, and clean power. All communities share a vibrant and equitable regional economy thanks to tens of thousands of green collar jobs created by energy efficiency, local energy generation, and local green businesses. Communities source their own power and cooperatively build their renewable power infrastructure. This report describes a policy platform that provides the most effective ways to ramp renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Bay Area, thereby laying the groundwork for a sustainable energy future.
• Report: Tapping the Potential of Urban Rooftops
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  What would a diverse, urban neighborhood look like if every building's roof were used to generate resources? Believing that every roof is a resource, our new Neighborhood Assessment of Oakland's Eastlake District projected each building's capacity to produce fresh produce from rooftop gardens, water from rainwater catchment systems, and renewable energy from solar photovoltaic systems. Bay Localize worked with engineering firm Holmes Culley, urban planning firm Design, Community and Environment, and multiple experts and volunteers to assess the untapped bounty of this quarter mile study area. The results of this study demonstrate the potential for greater economic localization of critical resources in our region. Detailed analysis of each system type is included, along with considerations for installing your own rooftop systems!
• Localization Asset Map To help you live more locally and better, Bay Localize has rounded up some of the most exciting projects, community groups and innovative businesses in the 9-county Bay Area. The Localization Asset Map displays these resources geographically, includes organizational and project descriptions, and provides contact info, so that you can get involved with localization in the ways and places that best fit your life. This tool is perfect for connecting organizers and advocates with one another, directing new volunteers to local initiatives and projects, and demonstrating what it means to localize our economies.
• Policy Report: Building a Resilient and Equitable Bay Area
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  In 2006, Bay Localize teamed up with Redefining Progress, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, International Forum on Globalization and the Center for Sustainable Economy on a campaign to localize the Bay Area economy. In this strategy paper, we call for federal, state, and local government agencies to work with business leaders to end excessive reliance on the global economy for food, energy, manufactured goods, and financial capital and to build local capacity to meet these needs. This work stems from a May 2006 localization strategy summit at the Oakland Mayor's Office attended by over 60 nonprofit and green business leaders, food security analysts, renewable energy specialists, and several elected officials and public agency representatives.

Connect With Local Groups The Bay Area is a hotbed of exciting community-based efforts and nonprofit organizations working to improve our region's quality of life. Visit our Vital Links page to find out more information today!

Presentations and Interviews Hear members of Bay Localize and allied thinkers offering unique perspectives on peak oil, localization, social justice, and sustainability. Visit our Presentations and Interviews page to learn more!

Models for Inspiration Various cities and towns around the world have already embarked on inspiring projects, programs, and initiatives to localize their economies. Learn about other models that we can draw lessons from in our own efforts to go local.