In the News: Brenda Platt July 29, 2019 Media Outlet: Foodtank ILSR’s Composting for Community initiative director, Brenda Platt, details the growing community composting movement and the big impact it’s having on the U.S. waste system via FoodTank. Brenda also shares how small-scale composting can help build community and help local economies thrive. Here’s an excerpt: If … Read More
BBC takes a look at the future of Amazon as the company hits its 25th Birthday. ILSR’s Co-Director, Stacy Mitchell, details Amazon’s dominance in the market and how small businesses are suffering due to Amazon’s monopoly power.… Read More
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Director of the Waste to Wealth initiative, Neil Seldman, was interviewed in Waste Dive about how cities and counties can be the primary drivers of recycling market development rather than their federal counterparts.… Read More
This week in energy democracy news: as coal plants shut down across the U.S., utilities and communities have a choice to make between natural gas and renewable energy. … Read More
States are leading on clean energy. Several states have passed statewide clean energy legislation aiming for net zero emissions by 2050. In Arkansas, a school district will be the first in the state to receive all its power from renewable energy.… Read More
In New York, regulators contemplate adding a monthly charge to support clean-energy programs. Clean energy advocates warn it might erode solar’s fiscal advantage for homeowners. Alabama acquires $125 million for a solar energy project. The state hopes the project will generate enough electricity for more than 20,000 homes.… Read More
