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A 2-Year City Workplan for Energy Democracy
The first-in-the-nation city-utility partnership has been framed in Minneapolis, but can the city and its utilities really deliver substantive movement toward an equitable energy economy...
Maryland Counties Scrap Waste-to-Energy Project
Organized citizens and small business owners in Carroll and Frederick Counties, MD just completed a 10-year battle to stop the implementation of a 1,500 ton...
Walmart is a Huge Consumer of Dirty Coal Energy
Walmart has been strutting around decked out in solar panels lately. But look a little closer and this emperor’s outfit isn’t all that it appears...
Aiming for Zero Waste: Update from Around the World
Zero Waste is now a world wide movement. The emergence of this effort to turn wasted materials into raw materials was recently documented by Paul...
The History and Hope for a First-in-the-Nation City-Utility Clean Energy Partnership
In the past month, the city of Minneapolis and its two investor-owned utilities adopted the nation’s first clean energy partnership, with a wide range of...
Are Utilities or States the Leaders in Renewable Energy and Efficiency?
A June 2014 study by Ceres highlighted the top electric utilities for renewable energy and efficiency. In an article discussing the findings, Utility Dive suggested...
ILSR Presenting on Food Waste Composting to Philadelphia City Council – Nov. 12th
ILSR’s Brenda Platt will be presenting on the benefits of food waste composting before the The Joint Committees on Streets and Services & The Environment...
Democrat Candidates Lost. Democrat Issues Won
On Tuesday Democrats lost big when they ran a candidate but won big when they ran an issue. In 42 states about 150 initiatives were...
In Big Win for Local Ownership, North Dakota Votes to Keep State’s Pharmacy Law
At North Dakota polls on Tuesday, local ownership was the winner. The state voted overwhelmingly to keep its forward-thinking Pharmacy Ownership Law, defeating Measure 7,...
Why North Dakotans Should Vote to Keep the State’s Unique Pharmacy Law this Election Day
This Tuesday, North Dakota voters will decide the fate of the state’s Pharmacy Ownership Law. Those working against the law—namely Walmart, which has sunk more...
Why Haven’t Cities Covered Their Buildings in Solar?
The city of Beaverton, OR, is getting a new solar array that will offset energy use at an underground reservoir, saving taxpayers $95,000 per year,...
Job Opening: Director of Development
Reporting to ILSR’s Co-Directors, the Director of Development will be responsible for leading ILSR’s fund development strategy, setting and achieving fundraising benchmarks, engaging supporters, and...
Boulder and Yuma Turn to Voters to Reclaim Authority
Two more Colorado communities will be deciding whether or not to reclaim local telecommunications authority this fall. Colorado State Bill 152 took away local authority...