The ReUse People of America, Inc. (TRP), announced its Fourth Annual and First National Reuse Contest for projects built out of primarily used materials that...
In the long run, there’s no avoiding energy storage for a 100% renewable energy society. The two major sources of renewable power are wind and...
ILSR’s series of workshops, supported by the Community Foundation of Dubuque and the Four Mounds Foundation, in 2008 led to the scope of work for...
Christopher Mitchell spoke with Gavin Dahl about community broadband on KYRS, a community radio station in Spokane, Washington, on April 11. The discussion touched on...
Since 2005, Walmart has been making splashy announcements and issuing slick reports to highlight its environmental and social responsibility efforts. In this new brief, Food...
Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative co-chair, Jim Kleinshmit, will keynote the Biopolymer World Congress in Italy Monday, April 23, 2012. His talk will be on sustainable sourcing...
We have combined the NewRules.org and ILSR.org websites to better coordinate and publicize our work. All of the New Rules Project activity, research, and information...
One of the most effective ways to improve student achievement and curb school violence is to reduce the size of the nation’s schools. Hundreds of...
An earned income tax credit (EITC) is a tax reduction and wage supplement for low- and moderate-income working families. To qualify, one’s income must be...
Preschool has been shown to increase students’ performance in high school, increase test scores, decrease the likelihood of being arrested for a violent offense as...
Proponents of this idea say older drivers, women, lower income drivers, households with more cars than drivers and commuters will all benefit from the new...
Proponents of caps on medical malpractice awards frequently cite California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 as evidence that caps hold down insurance rates....
From the Homestead Act to the GI Bill to home mortgage deductions, Americans have recognized that it is good public policy to help people build...
A campaign to raise the minimum wage to a “living wage” has been waged in cities around the country with great success. Over 100 cities...
Citizen-led efforts to institute more universal health care programs are cropping up across the country. Some are very similar to the Canadian health care system....