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
Video: Is Bigger Best in Renewable Energy? Webinar
On December 5th, John Farrell delivered a webinar presentation detailing the findings of our recent report, Is Bigger Best in Renewable Energy? In this presentation, Farrell discusses how conventional wisdom suggests that larger solar and wind projects deliver energy at lower costs, … 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 … Read More
Watch: Mighty Microgrids Webinar Recording
On Tuesday, March 15th, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance hosted a webinar titled “Breaking the Macro-Barriers to Microgrids.” The webinar was led by John Farrell, the Director of ILSR’s Energy Democracy initiative and Matt Grimley, the author of ILSR’s report, Mighty Microgrids.
The webinar was broken into two parts. The first part consisted of a presentation by John Farrell introducing the structure of the microgrids and how the enable a larger shift of the grid towards energy democracy. The second part consisted of an interview between John and Matt, where Matt answered common misconceptions around microgrids as well as fielded questions from the audience.… Read More
Webinar: Crowdfunding for Community Composting
Learn more about best practices in crowdfunding for community composting!… Read More
Presentation: Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship in Cities
In this 1-hour webinar presentation, ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell and others present on how cities can protect and strengthen urban entrepreneurship and local businesses amid rising rents and growing development pressure.… Read More
March 13th Webinar on Historic FCC Decision: Net Neutrality and Muni Broadband
In light of the recent FCC decision to restore some local telecommunications authority in Tennessee and North Carolina, it is time to examine the details. Join leading telecom attorneys Jim Baller and Marty Stern as they host a live BroadbandUS.TV … Read More
March 13th Webinar on Historic FCC Decision: Net Neutrality and Muni Broadband
In light of the recent FCC decision to restore some local telecommunications authority in Tennessee and North Carolina, it is time to examine the details. Join leading telecom attorneys Jim Baller and Marty Stern as they host a live BroadbandUS.TV … Read More
“Ask Us Anything” on Organizing for a Fiber Network Ready For Viewing
On November 5th, we opened up the lines of communication for our first “Ask Us Anything: An Open Talk on Muni Networks” event. That event is now available on our YouTube Channel. We find many communities and their citizens are … Read More