Community clean energy programs: Proficiencies and practices

Environmental Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-107

  Berry, David ^a  

^a Western Resource Advocates ^*  (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; EMPOWERMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; STAKEHOLDER;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878873822     PISSN: 14660466     EISSN: 14660474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S146604661300001X     Document Type: Article

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35. Submitted November 19, 2012; revised January 14, 2013; accepted January 24, 2013.