ILSR’s Brenda Platt assists the Young Activist Club in its efforts to eliminate the use of polystyrene (commonly referred to as styrofoam) in their school...
This week, Josh Wallace from the City of Palo Alto Utilities joins us to talk about the City’s dark fiber network for episode 26 of...
A letter to the editor in today’s New York Times succinctly makes the case that when guns are involved, people die. When they’re not, people...
I am going to be on Gigabit Nation today with Craig Settles, a live call-in show, from 2-3 Eastern time. You can listen online here...
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance is now offering a window into our current and future projects. As part of a new monthly podcast series, “Whatcha...
Imagine going to a gas station, putting 10 gallons into your car’s 12 gallon tank, and driving off only to find your needle only approaches...
Our first podcast is with Stacy Mitchell, the heart and soul of our Independent Business and Banking Initiatives. Stacy talked with Lisa about the Initiative...
By 2022, over 38 million homes and businesses could get solar power from their own rooftop, pay less for electricity, without any subsidies for solar....
At the start of 2012, the United States had over 4,000 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaics (PV) connected to the grid, with the pace of...
Back in 2010, we reported on the municipal network in Spanish Fork, Utah. Back then, the utility innaugurated its telephone service, which completed its triple...
In August, we reported on the results of a report on UTOPIA by the Office of the State Auditor General of Utah. As you will...
Back in 2010, we reported on SuperNet in Alberta, Canada. We noted how, even though it resulted in significant middle-mile infrastructure expansion, there were still...
“I think you guys are on to something and understand better than anyone else about what I was talking about, about closing the leaks of...
Dewayne Hendricks has returned for his second appearance on the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, continuing our discussion about the potential for wireless technologies to improve...
Earlier this year, we published a case study that examined the LUS Fiber network and its origins. In it, we noted that both Republicans and...