23 Oct 2019

Stories of Energy Democracy Told in Taunton

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In August 2019, the Director of ILSR’s Energy Democracy initiative visited Taunton, Mass., where the community is hoping their city-owned electric utility will accelerate its progress toward renewable energy. In his presentation, John Farrell shared several powerful stories of what’s possible, including the two key tenets of energy democracy: decentralized energy production and decentralized and democratic management and ownership of the system.… Read More
5 Jun 2019

Presentations from the 6th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum

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In May 2019, ILSR convened the 6th National Cultivating Community Composting (CCC) Forum in New York City. View presentations from all the panels.… Read More
2 Apr 2019

Video: Accountability and Ownership Matter for Puerto Rico’s Future Grid (John Farrell presentation)

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The Black Start conference in March 2019 convened on- and off-island energy experts to discuss whether Puerto Rico can overcome a colonial past for a greener grid. It happened as the island’s governor aims to privatize the (corrupt) public utility and as new legislation recently passed to require 100% renewable energy. ILSR Co-Director John Farrell presented.… Read More

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10 Jan 2019

Webinar: Waste Incineration: A Dirty Secret in How States Define Renewable Energy

by | Date: 10 Jan 2019 | posted in: Composting, Energy, Energy Self Reliant States, waste - anti-incineration, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In a recent webinar, ILSR research associate Marie Donahue shared findings from our report, Waste Incineration: A Dirty Secret in How States Define Renewable Energy, highlighting why classifying incineration as a “renewable” form of energy is problematic. Allies from GAIA, a global anti-incineration network, and the national Energy Justice Network also presented.… Read More
5 Sep 2018

Video: Solutionary Perspectives Clean Energy, Community Economy, and Energy Democracy Webinar

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Earlier this summer, ILSR Energy Democracy Research Associate Marie Donahue participated in an online video series entitled Solutionary Perspectives, produced by the Backbone Campaign’s Solutionary Rails project. The recent episode “Clean Energy, Community Economy, and Energy Democracy” released last week focuses on the topic of community solar, highlighting on-the-ground examples from Maryland and key resources from ILSR.… Read More
4 Apr 2018

Presentation: Iowa Town Looks to City-Owned Utility

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ILSR’s Director of Energy Democracy, John Farrell, provided a presentation to a forum of Decorah Power, the local advocacy organization favoring city utility ownership to discuss several advantages from local ownership. First, there’s an abundant local wind and solar energy resource. Second, Decorah isn’t alone, and over 2,000 other cities chart their own course with municipal ownership. Finally, getting power locally returns more dollars to the local economy.… Read More
31 Jan 2018

Presentations: 2018 Community Composting Workshop & Forum

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In January 2018, ILSR convened two events in conjunction with the USCC’s International Conference and Trade Show, COMPOST2018, in Atlanta: the Best Practices in Community Composting Workshop and the National Cultivating Community Composting Forum. These events brought together composters to network, share best practices, and build support for community-scale composting systems and enterprises.… Read More

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