San Francisco Chronicle, November 21, 2012 Bay Area consumers increasingly put their money where their homes are, as the “shop local” movement continues to gain traction. More people here and nationwide choose to spend their hard-earned cash on goods that are made and sold in their communities, part of a growing trend that’s transcended its grassroots … Read More
Government Technology, November 21, 2012 A small town nestled away in southern Minnesota doesn’t sound like the description of a high-tech battleground between local government and Internet service providers. But that’s reality in Winthrop, Minn. (pop 1,400), where the city’s fight to light up a municipally-owned broadband network is the latest skirmish in a national war … Read More
eTopia, November 19, 2012 An eTopia News interview with ILSR Senior Researcher John Farrell. John describes how renewable energy, by its nature, decentralizes the generation of energy and that the dispersion of power generation means local ownership is a natural complement to renewable energy, expanding both its economic and political impact. Click below to watch the … Read More
Inside Climate News, November 15, 2012 The Abbey of St. Peter in the Black Forest has had its ups and downs since its founding in 1090. It burned to the ground in 1238. It was rebuilt, only to be destroyed by fire in 1437, establishing a pattern that would be repeated for several centuries. In 1727, … Read More
New York Times, November 15, 2012 Carlene O’Garro’s cake business was barely a month old when she arrived at the Samuel Adams brewery in South Boston recently to meet with business counselors, but she brought with her an agenda that hinted at outsize ambitions. Ms. O’Garro bakes nondairy cheesecakes that she was selling at a handful … Read More
Telecompetitor, November 13, 2012 The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has created a fact sheet that could help organizers of community broadband networks garner support for their projects. The two-page document includes examples of how community broadband networks in eight states have helped attract business to or retain businesses in their communities. “Community-owned networks often deliver the … Read More
Blandin on Broadband, November 11, 2012 Chris Mitchell at the Local Institute for Local Self Reliance has created a nice fact sheet that discusses the jobs that were enabled by public investments various communities. I’m going to give a cheater version – and suggest that you take a look at Chris’s fact sheet for more info… … Read More
Jackson Free Press, November 9, 2012 The nation’s largest natural and organic grocery chain has begun building its first location in Mississippi, set to open in the fall of 2013. Whole Foods broke ground at Highland Village in northeast Jackson Thursday. Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and city council members Margaret Barrett-Simon and Quentin Whitwell joined Guy … Read More
Indianapolis Star, November 3, 2012 Since 2008, Indianapolis has striven to be the greenest city in the Midwest. But with a curbside recycling rate of 10% and an incinerator contract that requires 300,000 tons of combustible trash a year, the city has had difficulty achieving its goal. ILSR President Neil Seldman was interviewed for this piece … Read More
