Webinar Resources: Two Business Models for Community Composting
The webinar covered the pros and cons of worker-owned cooperatives and social enterprises, and some tips on getting started.… Read More
Watch Video From Appalachian Ohio-West Virginia Connectivity Summit
If you weren’t able to make it to the Appalachian Ohio-West Virginia Connectivity Summit in Marietta, Ohio, on July 18th or if you’re just interested in learning more about improving connectivity in rural areas, you can still almost be there. Video of Christopher’s keynote address is available to view. The event occurred on July 18th at Washington … Read More
Webinar Resources: Successful Rat Prevention for Community-Scaled Composting
This webinar covered rat biology and behavior, and explored compost best management practices (BMPs) that help projects avoid rats.… Read More
Watch: How Cities Can Create a Built Environment Where Local Businesses Thrive
Cities are changing to become increasingly inhospitable to locally owned businesses. In this 20-minute talk, ILSR’s Olivia LaVecchia discusses what’s causing the problem, why it matters — and six policy strategies that cities are using to address it.… Read More
John Farrell Debates in Favor of Distributed Solar at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
On February 13, ILSR’s John Farrell participated in a debate on the value of small-scale distributed generation at the annual meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in Washington, D.C. with utility-scale renewable energy advocate Brian Potts. We’ve attached the slides from the John’s side of the debate, media coverage of the debate … Read More
Resources from Cultivating Community Composting Workshop and Forum
The Cultivating Community Composting Forum 2017 was the fourth national forum sponsored by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and BioCycle. See the presentations that the speakers brought with them to the events.… Read More
Maryland’s Food Recovery Summit, A Review
On November 30, 2016, members of ILSR’s Composting Makes Sense team attended the Maryland Food Recovery Summit. Brenda Platt was a vital part of organizing the summit, along with Hilary Miller and Kaley Laleker from the Maryland Department of the Environment. The Maryland Secretary of the Environment, Ben Grumbles, opened the day with a Mark Twain … Read More
Webinar: Is Bigger Best in Renewable Energy? – Register Now
On Monday, December 5th from 12:00-1:00PM CST, John Farrell will be delivering a webinar, titled “Is Bigger Best in Renewable Energy?” Conventional wisdom suggest the biggest wind and solar power plants will be cheapest, but where they deliver power, and who owns them, matters more. In this webinar, John Farrell will present the findings from his … Read More
Video: Mighty Microgrids – BioCycle REFOR16 Presentation
On October 18th, John Farrell delivered a keynote presentation to the annual gathering of the BioCycle Renewable Energy from Organics Recycling (REFOR16) in Orlando, Florida. In this presentation, Farrell details how microgrids are a realistic piece of our renewable energy future and the intersection of biogas and other renewable energy technologies, such as solar and wind energy.… Read More