ILSR, a member of the Rural Internet and Broadband Policy Group, submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission on the matter of a national broadband...
by Neil Seldman in BioCycle Deconstructing, as opposed to demolishing, abandoned buildings will revitalize our cities by reducing waste, creating green jobs, providing high-quality recycled...
Most environmental leaders and Democratic Party officials argue that we should support the Waxman-Markey carbon cap and trade bill (American Clean Energy Security Act) no...
Community Choice Aggregation lets cities and counties select their own electricity provider, prioritize renewable energy and encourage conservation, without having to own the utility or...
The St. Regis Mohawk tribe again proves that it is cheaper to build your own power plant than to buy electricity from utilities.… Read More
We have added a new sector to the Information Policy Area – Open Source / Open Standards. The first rule in this new sector is...
On May 21, 2009, Vancouver passed an important resolution to encourage technological openness in the City. The city is committing to making more data available,...
ILSR announces a new site focusing on publicly owned broadband networks and the benefits they offer to the community. MuniNetworks.org explains the many advantages of...
Lafayette, Louisiana is one community among hundreds that are building publicly owned, broadband networks to ensure their community with thrive in the 21st century. They...
We just added a new rule to our database – Saint Paul, MN, is building a robust core network to meet its telecommunications needs (as...
The state Public Utilities Commission has made it easier for small power generators 10 MW and under to get their renewable energy flowing onto the...
Cory Doctorow, a strong proponent of network neutrality explains not just why we must preserve the Internet as it is, but also why we have...
A 10-min video on Germany’s rewarding feed-in tariff renewable energy program … Read More
Building the core network (a network that will first serve the public needs of the city, schools, state, and Ramsey county but could later be...
"Community Owned Networks Benefit Everyone," an article written by Christopher Mitchell to explain why community networks are the only means of spurring true competition in...