Interested in learning more about the status of municipal broadband networks around the country? Follow our in-depth coverage at MuniNetworks.org, the home for our Community...
A simmering fight to keep renewables out of Florida’s energy mix is approaching a boiling point in November, underscoring the need for smarter energy policies...
In collaboration with the US Composting Council (USCC) and BioCycle, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance announces two events to be held in conjunction with the USCC’s International...
Back in 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy recognized Milwaukee as a budding leader in the movement to promote solar power at the local level....
At a recent New York City Council hearing, ILSR submitted testimony examining the importance of locally owned businesses to the City, the crisis affecting them,...
A pair of rooftop solar arrays in Maryland spotlight how pioneering communities can pool their resources to expand local access to renewable energy. These “community...
In my career of five decades of working in the recycling field for ILSR there is only one person I consider a true “Johnny Appleseed...
When big corporate incumbent providers fear a hint of competition from a new entrant, they pull out all the stops to quash any potential threat....
Late last year, San Diego set a landmark goal that made it the largest U.S. city to target a 100% renewable electricity mix over the...
A selection of recent news stories with an ILSR insight into “The Public Good.” Stories in this Newsfeed: The Supreme Court Decision That Prevented Real Integration |...
Sweden will try to assist companies that aim to repair products by exempting those services from the Value Added Tax (VAT). If legislation submitted recently...
We have recently covered state laws preempting local control, especially in North Carolina and Tennessee. State governments are supposed to be “laboratories of democracy” and...
People rave about next-generation connectivity’s possibilities in rural economies, but what does that mean for locals? A recent survey quantified the actual impact of a...
In October 2015, when he was a very, very long shot for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump the businessman promised to make the military “much...
The right to repair computers and related machines is one answer to the growth of E-Scrap in the U.S. waste stream. ILSR’s working partner, Gay...