The Huffington Post, July 3, 2012 In 2010, two counties in South Carolina, Orangeburg and Oconee, received federal funding to deliver broadband Internet to residents without access. The projects were the first of their kind in South Carolina. Now, they may also be the last. Last week, South Carolina passed a law that imposes new regulations … Read More
Seattle Met Magazine, June 26, 2012 For years Seattle has welched on its promise to build a municipal broadband network. We may have Tacoma to blame—and thank—for that. For Seattleites desperately in need of a break on their Internet bill, it had to be a drag to discover in early May that their last best hope … Read More
Solar Industry Magazine, June 21, 2012 Feed-in tariffs (FITs) have spurred the installation of more than three-quarters of global solar capacity. Germany’s FIT – perhaps one of the best-known programs – has led to the development of more than 50,000 MW of solar power and wind power domestically since its inception in 1990. But despite this … Read More
Blandin Foundation, June 23, 2012 Chris Mitchell, with Institute for Local Self Reliance, has started a podcast series talking with folks who are involved with community networks. This week he spoke with Linda Kramer with the Marketing Committee of the Sibley-Renville Fiber Project in rural Minnesota’s Sibley County. The interview is a good introduction to the … Read More
TCPalm Newspaper, June 20, 2012 Martin County will save $30 million over the next 20 years because of its decision to build its own fiber-optic cable instead of continuing to lease cable from Comcast, according to a report by a research group with offices in Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis. The county decided to build its own … Read More
E&E News – Tuesday, June 19, 2012 While much of the renewable energy sector remains focused on extending federal tax credits for wind, solar and other alternative fuels, utilities and small-scale energy producers in more than a dozen states are forging ahead with programs that pay renewable energy producers a fixed rate for power they put … Read More
Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 17, 2012 Neil Seldman, ILSR president, and Bob Gedert, Director of the Department of Resource Recovery, Austin, TX, were interviewed at length for a front page Cleveland Plain Dealer article on the city’s proposed waste-to-energy pelletization and gasification plant. Read the full article here. Seldman and Gedert have made presentations to Cleveland … Read More
Christopher Mitchell recently spoke with Michael Zwerling on Santa Cruz’s KSCO 1080 AM about municipal and community broadband. Christopher took questions from listeners on accessibility, WiFi networks, and more. Listen to the KSCO Interview
Common Dreams, June 14, 2012 A great infographic explains how Amazon has come to have a stranglehold over e-commerce, and, given its fast growth, the likely future of retail. Lesson here: Buy local. …. Read the full story here.
