Neil Seldman Presentation on Waste to Wealth Topics
Neil Seldman speaking on Waste to Wealth topics before the Alachua County Energy Conservation Strategies Commission on February 20, 2008. Format is a Windows Media Stream.… Read More
New Anti-Ethanol Studies Reach Wrong Conclusion on Greenhouse Gases
A new policy brief from Institute for Local Self Reliance criticizes the authors of two recent studies published in Science for advancing a conclusion not supported by their own studies. ILSR’s paper notes that the vast majority of today’s ethanol production comes from corn cultivated on land that has been in corn production for generations.… Read More
312 Projects Given Go-Ahead to Issue Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
Last month the Internal Revenue Service today announced 312 projects that are now eligible to be financed with tax-credit bonds under the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREB) program. Approximately, $477 million was available for this round of applications. The CREB program was created by the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005 and expanded under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.
Recycling Is Not Garbage: A Response to Alexander Cockburn
Commentary by Neil Seldman Published at E Magazine.com Alexander Cockburn is a long-time firebrand in The Nation magazine, and before that the Village Voice. Lately he’s bent so far left he’s joined the right. In recent months, his column and online writing have attracted a great deal of controversy based on his assertions that the science of global … Read More
Favoring Local Businesses in Government Purchasing has Economic Benefits, Study Finds
A new study commissioned by Local First Arizona reports that a purchasing contract with an independent local supplier recirculates three times as much money in the local economy as the same contract with a national firm. Local First Arizona is using the study to galvanize support for a legislative measure that would keep more of the public dollars spent on state contracts in Arizona. … Read More
Watch: John Farrell Discusses Feed-in Tariffs on Etopia News Now
John Farrell discusses the Feed-in Tariff in an interview on Etopia News Now. Audio quality is poor. 32 Minutes long.… Read More
Carbon Caps With Universal Dividends: Equitable, Ethical & Politically Effective Climate Policy
A new policy brief from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance concludes that universal dividends are a critically important tool to create the political will and public acceptance for a carbon cap. Universal dividends have the potential to hold harmless a large segment of consumers while we move to a low-carbon economy. Moreover, the universal dividend honors the principle that the sky belongs to all of us equally.… Read More
Survey Finds “Buy Local” Campaigns Boosted Holiday Spending at Independent Stores
As major chains report weak holiday sales, a nationwide survey of 1,382 independent retailers has found that a desire to support locally owned businesses is emerging as a factor in people’s shopping choices.… Read More
New Report Concludes: To Be Competitive, Cities Must Own High Speed Information Networks
The United States, creator of the Internet, increasingly lags in high-speed access to it. In the absence of a national broadband strategy, hundreds of communities have invested in broadband infrastructure to solve their problem locally. A new report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) explores this essential infrastructure and the options now available to communities.
The ILSR Report contends that DSL and cable networks fail to offer the speeds and capacity necessary for the digital future.