In the perilous aftermath of one of the worst financial disasters in U.S. history, one might expect credit unions — which, after all, are mostly...
A battle is raging for control of the Internet and it is not taking place in Washington. Scores of cities, fed up with the recalcitrance...
April 2010 An editor of The New York Times asked Neil Seldman to respond to the Times article by Elizabeth Rosenthal, (Europe Finds Clean Energy...
Zero Waste is becoming the new conventional wisdom when it comes to handling municipal solid wastes. Public and private sector investors are staking claims to...
After 10 years of research, advocacy, implementation, and technical assistance to promote the development of building deconstruction across the US, ILSR is declaring victory. The...
Updated June 2010 After 10 years of research, advocacy, implementation, and technical assistance to promote the development of building deconstruction across the US, ILSR is...
What lessons have we learned from early PACE programs and what does that mean for designing good state enabling legislation? Learn more from this webinar...
One of the more menacing amendments circling the financial reform bill is a proposal by Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) that would bar states from enforcing...
Christopher Mitchell joins Dave Deveraux-Weber on the "A Public Affair" show on WORT in Madison. … Read More
While the number of miles logged going to work, social events, and other activities declined over the last decade, the number of miles families drive...
ILSR has released the most comprehensive and up-to-date report about publicly owned broadband networks: Breaking the Broadband Monopoly: How Communities Are Building the Networks They...
"Publicly owned fiber networks have proven globally competitive – they offer the single best hope for communities that need to stay competitive in the digital...
Twenty states now allow cities and counties to finance energy efficiency retrofits and on-site renewable energy generation and repay the loan with a property tax...
A rogue Supreme Court seems hellbent on establishing a corporate oligarchy. Congress can’t stop it. Every time Congress or state legislatures tries to curb the...
Composting is an important strategy for recycling organic materials that might otherwise be disposed in landfills or incinerators. This April 2010 report, Summary of Select...