Renewables International, March 7, 2013 The Institute for Local-Reliance (ILSR) has begun publishing a series of Local Energy Rules podcasts. Installments will be added twice...
Government Technology, March 5, 2013 About 340 communities nationwide offer publicly-owned fiber-optic or cable networks, according to a new map from the Institute for Local...
Motherboard, February 28, 2013 Look outside of your window: if you see miles of farmland, chances are you have terrible internet service. That’s because major...
Various Media Outlets, February 2013 ILSR’s annual Independent Business Survey gathers data from thousands of locally owned, independent businesses across the country. The 2013 Independent Business...
Remapping Debate, February 13, 2013 Hurricane Sandy, which blew through the New York metropolitan area late last October, left millions of households and businesses in...
FreePress, January 23, 2013 Last week, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski extolled the virtues of “gigabit” broadband: Making sure the U.S. has super-fast, high-capacity,...
High Speed Geek, January 9, 2013 Gigabit internet is awesome. And elusive. Gigabit ethernet speed is equal to 1,000,000,000 bits per second or 1,000 Mbps....
FreePress, January 8, 2013 Here’s a fun experiment: Grab the next person you see and tell her you’re about to talk about tech policy (you...
ReWire, December 18, 2012 Those utilities we’ve been mentioning over the last couple days who are worried about rooftop solar may well have good reason...
Neighborhood Notes, November 25, 2012 Portland’s Occupy movement and like-minded activists around the nation have highlighted, using various methods, the benefits of transitioning from big...
Government Technology, November 21, 2012 A small town nestled away in southern Minnesota doesn’t sound like the description of a high-tech battleground between local government...
The joint venture between Westmoreland Community Action (WCA), Greensburg, PA, and The ReUse People (TRP), Oakland, CA, completes a circle begun over a decade ago...
Indianapolis Star, November 3, 2012 Since 2008, Indianapolis has striven to be the greenest city in the Midwest. But with a curbside recycling rate of...
The Sustainable Food Court Initiative (SFCI) Airport Pilot, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, works closely with the SFCI Team to bring sustainable operating practices to their...
NATOA Press Release, September 8, 2012 In a September 8, 2102, Press Release, the National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (NATOA) named the Institute...