David Morris spoke on Earth Day to the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis on ethics. He began with some definitions: Ethics is a set of...
President-elect Barack Obama is making “a new energy economy” his “No. 1 priority.” He has an historic opportunity not only to change the fuel composition...
Public entities are increasingly recognized as important to expanding broadband access. A panel from the Freedom to Connect conference discussd the changing nature of broadband...
There’s a renewable energy policy with a record of incredible success, so why aren’t we using it in America? Our April 2009 paper briefly explores...
ILSR held a feed-in tariff conference on January 9, 2009, in Northfield MN. The event was attended by approximately 120 people – from regulators and...
Welcome to the new NewRules.org Everything that was on the last web site is on this one, and more. We’ve redesigned the site to allow...
There’s a renewable energy policy with a record of incredible success, so why aren’t we using it in America? This paper briefly explores the history...
The stimulus bill prioritizes public entities and nonprofits for grants to build broadband networks. When Congress passed the stimulus package (ARRA), it included $7.2billion to...
App-rising.com‘s Geoff Daily interviews Christopher Mitchell about who should receive grants from the broadband stimulus funds and what technologies should be prioritized. 15 minutes long.…...
The Federal Government is currently taking public comments on how to distribute the $7.2 billion in the stimulus package allocated to improve broadband access and...
Thanks to a well-organized grassroots campaign, Plaistow, NH, residents voted down (80% opposed) a request by Wal-Mart to rezone residential property to make way for...
The County of Hawai’i (a.k.a. Big Island), having signed a Zero Waste resolution in December 2007, has taken extraordinary steps toward sustainable resource management. This...
The grassroots group, East Toronto Community Coalition, was awarded for its efforts when the Ontario Municipal Board rejected a developer’s plan to bring a big-box...
Doing so would ease budget shortfalls and restore a measure of fairnessfor small businesses, which lack access to these loopholes and end upshouldering a heavier...
