Denver is one of several communities to mandate the use of compost in disturbed soil and new landscaping as a means of improving the ability...
Strong protest from dozens of Asian small business owners has led Wal-Mart to drop plans for a giant supercenter in west Denver. Wal-Mart had been...
Following an outcry from local and national activists, the city of Denver has abandoned plans to condemn a shopping center, evict more than a dozen...
Centennial is asking its voters to reclaim local authority this election. City leaders want to make better use of an existing fiber optic system but...
SB 152, the telecom incumbent-supported Colorado law that restricts municipalities from building broadband networks or even partnering with other entities to do the same, is...
In this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell speaks with Jessie Denver of East Bay Community Energy. Farrell and Denver discuss...
There are a lot of stories on residential rooftop solar but few if any on what cities are doing to make themselves energy self-reliant by...
You know why your local and state governments shouldn't be buying from Amazon. Here's what you can do about it.
How did this coal town ditch gas lines, win grants, and make municipal networked geothermal the cheapest heating option?
Host Jess Del Fiacco is joined by ILSR staff members John Farrell, Christopher Mitchell, and Ron Knox to discuss the 2020 election and what the...
Typical of shopping centers built decades ago, Alameda Square in Denver is a cheap, single-story strip of stores. It’s ugly and rundown. But that does...
This article by David Morris and Daniel Kraker first appeared in The American Prospect magazine, September-October 1998 Onthe last Sunday in January, an elated John...
Does Wal-Mart Really Need Our Tax Dollars? by Stacy Mitchell Originally published on High Country News, December 1, 2003 Typical of shopping centers built decades...
Local fall referendums are still a few months away, but at least four additional Colorado communities have decided to put local broadband authority on the ballot....
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and guest Patrick Hanlon discuss Green Cost Share: a program that promotes public...