Two new reports from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Composting Makes $en$e Project document the importance of expanded composting and compost use to enhance soils,...
“It’s the only time I’ve done a rate increase when nobody was opposed,” says Ed Regan of the Gainesville utility’s feed-in tariff for solar power. ...
The UC2B project broke ground in the fall of 2011 and is a joint effort by the cities of Urbana and Champaign and the University of Illinois....
The next time you hear someone claiming that the broadband market in the U.S. has plenty of competition, remember this statement from Comcast CEO Brian...
What began as a group of neighbors hoping to reduce their impact on global warming has since become a major force for solar advocacy in...
Sandy has run a wireless network for over eight years and has just announced a partnership with i3 to bring FTTH to everyone using i3’s...
Not long ago, we brought you news about the status of the new network being constructed in Carroll County, Maryland. The County is partnering with...
Following the release of our case study on Chanute, Kansas, we have an interview with City Manager JD Lester and Director of Utilities Larry Gates...
Google’s fiber rollout in Kansas City prompted kudos, specualtion, wonder, and analysis. While Google has the ability to invest in such an expensive and huge...
The conservative, eminently pro-capitalist publication The Economist understands why community broadband is important. “The Need for Speed” discusses Kansas City and Chattanooga — two of...
In 2011, we brought you information about New Hampshire FastRoads, an open access project. At the time, the discussion centered around legislative events. We decided...
Located in the northeast corner of the state of Tennessee, Morristown Utility Systems offers FiberNET to Morristown’s 30,000 residents and businesses. MUSFiberNET is another community...
Susan Crawford on the importance of government policy. People who are concerned about the future of the Internet need to pay attention or the cable...
The National Rural Assembly, an advocate for America’s hinterland, continues to track harmful legislation moving through the Kentucky Legislature. The assembly’s Rural Broadband Policy Group&nb……...
A new report released today by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research shows that Minnesota can meet 100% of its electricity needs with in-state...