Book Review of “Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting out the Recycling System”
Neil Seldman reviews “Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting out the Recycling System” by Beth Porter.… Read More
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj Features ILSR Broadband Maps and Research
Media Outlet: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj June 16, 2019 Hasan Minhaj explains how monopoly Internet Service Providers are keeping millions of Americans from quality Internet on his weekly Netflix show Patriot Act. Minhaj, citing our Profiles of Monopoly report, points … Read More
Why Minnesota’s Community Solar Program is the Best
Minnesota’s community solar program hit 559 megawatts in June 2019, enough to power more than 100,000 homes each year or about half as much capacity as a typical nuclear power plant!… Read More
Could New Mexico’s Proposed Community Solar Program Raise the Bar?
New Mexico’s proposed community solar program only passed its state House this year, but the program could set a new standard for community solar in the United States. … Read More
Energy Monopolies: The Dark Side of the Electricity Business (Episode 74)
Host John Farrell is joined by David Pomerantz, Executive Director of the Energy and Policy Institute. John and David discuss how electric utility companies have become so powerful and how they use this power to protect their profits rather than the interests of their customers.… Read More
Using Disaster to Build a New, (d)emocratic Energy Paradigm — Episode 78 of Local Energy Rules Podcast
In this May 2019 interview, ILSR’s Director of Energy Democracy John Farrell, and Ingrid Vila – an engineer and director of Cambio, a Puerto Rico based nonprofit – discussed the enormous opportunity, and the pitfalls the island must avoid, to seize the island’s chance for energy democracy.… Read More
Presentations from the 6th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum
In May 2019, ILSR convened the 6th National Cultivating Community Composting (CCC) Forum in New York City. Presentations from the two days of panels are below. Panels 1 through 3 took place Monday, May 12. Panels 4 and 5 were Tuesday, May 13. Also included below is the St. John’s University presentation on its food waste collection and composting program, which was part of the tour day, Sunday, May 11.… Read More
Iowa Town Learns From Neighbor’s Success, Moves Forward With Community-Owned Network Plans
Vinton, Iowa, is moving ahead with plans for a Fiber-to-the-Home network. Cedar Falls, Iowa, and ImOn Communications will be key to Vinton’s efforts to build the community network.… Read More
Statement on House Antitrust Investigation into Big Tech
In response to the House Judiciary Committee’s announcement that it will begin a study of the impact of dominant technology platforms, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance released the following statement.… Read More