ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell is interviewed on the Local Bites Podcast. She lays out the evidence against the growing consolidation of economic power in the hands...
It’s one thing to own your utility and have a commitment to renewable energy, but it’s another thing to deliver. The municipal utility in Palo...
“We can’t do it as an individual, But four hundred communities aggregating and asking for local wind power and solar power – that’s really powerful.”...
Learn more about the struggle against the incumbent utility giant for local clean energy in this 2014 interview with Marin Clean Energy Executive Director Dawn...
The Hawaiian utility, made local when the investor-owned utility left the business a decade ago, is surging toward 40% renewable energy in the next year,...
We spoke with New Era Colorado executive director Stephen Fenberg about the grassroots campaign to fight Xcel Energy and build a better energy future.… Read...
In Episode #83 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, we bring you Barry Lynn to talk about the direct and indirect threats that make market...
For years, the only effective way to go solar was to have tens of thousands of dollars and a sunny roof. Investing in solar was...
Listen in to the podcast to hear Ken Regelson describe how the remarkable results of Boulder’s citizen-driven energy model have given them power to stand...
What is the role of local self-reliance in the modern economy? As world travel, global commerce, and communications across the oceans bring us closer together,...
“It’s the most inspirational work that I’m doing…this is an inspirational and aspirational effort…at the heart of it is love of place and energy democracy.”...
After a listener suggested we do a show on the modern role of public access media, we decided to reach out to Mike Wassenaar, now...
Today, Lisa and I are joined by Eric Lampland for a discussion of how a community could justify building a community owned network from the...
This week, Don Means joins us to talk about public libraries, their role in the modern era, and an interesting pilot project involving several libraries...
For those looking for our weekly podcast over the holiday break, we decided to recut one of our early interviews with Bob Frankston, a favorite...