In 1996, the six states of New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts) were authorized by Congress to form the Northeast...
The use of production and marketing contracts in agriculture has dramatically increased the vertical integration and concentration of U.S. agriculture. Processors benefit from extraordinary bargaining...
This bill below addressing prices for livestock passed during the 1999 session of the South Dakota Legislature. South Dakota’s 1999 law (SB 95) was overturned...
The Missouri Livestock Price Discrimination Law enacted in 1999 requires meatpackers to pay the same price for animals of the same quality, regardless of who...
This January 2007 report by David Morris provides an analysis of federal policies that are both good and bad related to creating a viable cellulosic...
Becca Vargo Daggett Presentation of signatures from 13,000 Minnesotans in support of network neutrality to Senator Mark Dayton – highlights of press conference… Read More
All UK central government departments and their agencies will be carbon neutral within six years in an attempt to model environmentally sustainable behavior to business...
Wal-Mart is increasingly looking to build giant stores in small New England villages. Residents are fighting back.… Read More
Note: This article was originally published in the April 2002 issue of Democratic Energy. In March 2002, Minnesota enacted the nation’s first biodiesel mandate. The...
Note: This article was originally published in the April 2002 issue of Democratic Energy. … Read More
The Ethanol Glass Is Still Only Half Full by David Morris originally published in Ethanol Today, September 2003 The ethanol industry is alive and well....
Feature Stories: “Local Retailers Hit the Web,” “Paving Our Electronic Dirt Roads,” and “Keeping the Minors Home.”… Read More
In October 1999 Congress passed price reporting legislation as part of its 1999 Agricultural Appropriations bill. The provision follows the lead of several states in...
Economic Giantism Threatens Democracy by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance January 27, 1998 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press The numbers are numbing....
In February 1995, ILSR’s Vice President David Morris testified at the Minnesota Legislature on how Green Taxes could be used as a substitute for other...