TreeHugger, August 2, 2012 Some days I think I should just set up a redirect to Steve Mouzon at the Original Green and Kaid Benfield at NRDC Switchboard and go for a long hiking vacation; they are both turning out such interesting stuff and have turned into a bit of a tag team. Mouzon recently had … Read More
Slate, August 1, 2012 Imagine paying $40 per gallon of gasoline when people in neighboring towns are paying $4. Or paying $8 per kilowatt-hour for electricity when others were paying 8 cents. Unthinkable! But this stark disparity is commonplace when it comes to paying for Internet access in the United States. As the recent report “The … Read More
Forbes, August 1, 2012 In the excitement around Google‘s unveiling of the $70 gigabit broadband connection in Kansas City, some may be wondering how it is that Google can offer a gigabit for moderately more than what most of us pay for far slower cable broadband connections. On one side of the equation is the fact … Read More
The Atlantic, August 1, 2012 It is worth reading this recent posting by Christopher Mitchell, on the Community Broadband Networks site, for an angle of the Google-vs.-all-comers battle not usually featured in the mainstream press. That angle is Google’s significantly cheaper cost structure for data-movement of all kinds, and the commercial and technological possibilities this opens … Read More
Broadband Communities Magazine, July 31, 2012 Broadband Communities Magazine named ILSR’s Telecommunications As Commons Initiative to their top 100 list of organizations that are making a difference to the fiber-to-the-home industry: service providers, suppliers of equipment and software, distributors, engineering and construction firms, consultants and more. The feature includes profiles of the 100 organizations, lists of … Read More
Grist, July 31, 2012 Probably the most important energy-related vote this November is happening in the swing state of Michigan, where voters will decide whether to substantially boost the state’s renewable energy standard (RES). It’s a big deal for all sorts of reasons, many of which extend beyond the state itself. So let’s walk through the … Read More
The Christian Science Monitor, July 27, 2012 Super high-speed Internet comes to Kansas City, courtesy of Google. Business leaders hope lightning fast connections with spur innovation and jobs. Google looks to be expanding further from its original business of Internet searching. … The Kansas City project will likely highlight the fact that average Internet speeds in … Read More
The Plain Dealer, July 21, 2012 Your days of getting a sweeter deal by buying tax-free online may be ending. In an era of tighter government budgets, more states are looking to recapture the tax dollars that are lost when Internet sellers don’t charge state and local sales tax. What looks like a savings to the … Read More
Bellevue Patch, July 19, 2012 Stores of differing types and sizes affect the entire business ecology from local stores. Local consumers still can vote with their feet and wallets. Following up on the latest store openings in Bellevue I found a stark contrast on how different stores handle publicity. Hedge & Vine, the boutique furniture store … Read More
