Public Banking with Michael Sauvante, CEO of CEED- Community Energy & Economic Development, and Executive Director of the Commonwealth Group ( http://www.commonwealthgroup.net). Our guest, Michael Sauvante has more than 30 years experience in new venture creation. An entrepeneur, technology innovator, champion of transparency, corporate responsibility; he is one of the rare people imbedded successfully in the corporate world who is actively working to transform it. His idea of "public banking" includes- Government owed banks, non-profit owned banks, and hybrid banks (created by L3C's). This is a follow-up show to the February 25th Community Currency Show with author Ellen Brown, Green Party candidate Laura Wells, Fairfax Town Council member Larry Bragman, discussing creating a state bank in Califrornia based upon the North Dakota model.