In a very quick turnaround, a number of prominent companies have signed on to a letter opposing the Kansas bill to block competition for existing...
In his State of the Union, President Obama added to the conventional wisdom that supplanting coal with natural gas will act as a bridge toward...
Following the introduction of SB 304 to limit investment in Internet networks in Kansas, which we covered on Tuesday, we saw some early reactions from...
Kansas is the latest legislative battle ground in the fight to preserve local self-reliance. The Kansas Legislature is taking up SB 304 to limit local...
After Bill de Blasio was elected mayor of New York City on a promise to narrow the gap between rich and poor, former Montana Governor...
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,...
Its extensive free Wi-Fi has brought Ponca City into the limelight but the mesh network did not appear overnight. The community effort began with miles...
This three part webinar series is brought to you by WasteCap Resource Solutions and is sponsored as well as presented by Ted Reiff, President of...
ILSR is happy and proud to report that we are founding members of the newly launched Chesapeake Sustainable Business Council (CSBC). The CSBC is a...
Organized citizens and small business people of Carroll and Frederick Counties, MD have been fighting a proposed garbage incinerator for 8 years. Most recently the...
Transitioning from incineration to recycling and composting in Denmark — A detailed article on this important policy turn around is helpful in the debates on...
When we think about the threat of monopoly, we almost always focus on how monopolies can raise prices beyond what is reasonable. But there are...
In partnership with the Center for Popular Democracy, we have created a new policy brief: Building Community Broadband Access. We offer examples of communities that have...
Mark your calendar to attend Boarder to Boarder Broadband: A Call to Action on February 4 – 5 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The event is...
What can an individual city or town do to fight climate change? A lot! View these slides from a presentation by ILSR’s Director of Democratic...