HSBC, one of the biggest banks on the planet, has taken to calling itself "the world’s local bank." Starbucks is un-branding at least three of...
A 10-slide presentation by feed-in tariff expert John Farrell lays out the case for a feed-in tariff in the United States.… Read More
Consider: Which of these sectors is the one really doing a number on society? At the birth of the American republic, the word “private” had...
Deconstruction recovers valuable building materials that are immediately ready for re-use or re-sale. Deconstruction trains workers for deconstruction and construction jobs paying $14 and higher....
On May 4th, 2009, Governors from 10 East Coast states sent a sign-on letter opposing the current House & Senate bills to expedite transmission line...
Here at the New Rules Project, we support local businesses over businesses like Amazon. We have focused on the threat they pose to local businesses,...
San Francisco recently accepted more responsibility for its waste by increasing recycling requirements. The Board of Supervisors passed new recycling and mandatory composting rules on...
Borders Books is on "death watch," according to one industry observer. Virgin shut down its last U.S. record store this month. Office Depot and Staples are...
Montana’s Great Falls Tribune has an article that examines a community success story from Cleveland and the greater NE Ohio region. Instead of going to...
In a nutshell: On paper, California could meet its targets, provided it can afford and build $12 billion in new transmission lines and higher electricity...
The Department of Homeland Security has started funding a program to help all levels of government better understand open source options for computer software. DHS’...
Wal-Mart announced that it would create 22,000 new jobs in the U.S. to staff new and expanded stores. But, in all likelihood, Wal-Mart’s expansion will...
More than nine years in the making, the independent film ”Begging For Billionaires: The Attack on Property Rights in America” was selected as a “Best...
As of August 2010, 24 states have passed or have existing laws that allow municipal energy financing programs and a handful of cities have established...
Chattanooga’s Electric Power Board, a public power agency, has been building a fiber-to-the-home network to greatly increase community access to fast broadband. They have just...