16 states have policies allowing some form of community renewable energy. This quarterly update (2020 Q3) shows the capacity built in states with most active...
Though it contains some harmful provisions, the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act is the most important piece of federal legislation impacting America’s waste and...
In a new case study, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) explores the wide-ranging community benefits of Greenlight, the city-owned Fiber-to-the-Home network in Wilson, North...
This case study explores the wide-ranging community benefits of Greenlight, the city-owned broadband network in Wilson, North Carolina. The network has been able to quickly...
In a policy briefing paper released today, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance forcefully argues that the immediate federal response to the Covid-19 crisis must focus...
In this policy brief, we argue that moving aggressively to rebuild small, independent businesses and reverse the concentration of corporate power would produce a more...
ILSR offers input on three recent documents that clarify the profound differences between contending approaches to the theory, practice and evaluation of the Extended Producer...
For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell and Vote Solar’s Thad Culley discuss a net metering settlement underway in the...
It’s hard to believe, but Democrats used to be the party of small business. In The Nation, Stacy Mitchell and Susan R. Holmberg argue that...
This week on the podcast Christopher talks with Steve Lange, IT Manager for the city of Wadsworth in eastern Ohio. … Read More
“Mine Landfills Now” is the most recent publication of Captain Charles Moore and the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research, based in Long Beach, California....
ILSR Senior Researcher Kennedy Smith talked to the Mayors’ Institute on City Design about how to help Main Street businesses survive the pandemic.… Read More
Despite the challenging state of affairs in 2020, it’s been a productive year for ILSR and for our work fighting corporate control and building local...
Stacy Mitchell talks to the Strong Towns podcast about how corporate power is concentrating during the pandemic, and what it would look like if Congress...
From small business relief to a solar homes stimulus, we look ahead to policy opportunities in the new year and beyond in this episode of...