This small town in southern Michigan is steeped in interesting history, including an 1843 incident in which the community rallied around escaped slaves leading to...
An op-ed written by Katie Kienbaum, Researcher at ILSR, was published by the Jacksonville Daily News. It discusses the need for better broadband access in North Carolina,...
Internationally renowned vermicomposting expert, Rhonda Sherman, shares highlights from her new book.… Read More
Today, over 100 U.S. cities have made formal commitments to 100 percent renewable energy. In our seventh episode of the Voices of 100% series from...
Host John Farrell speaks with Minneapolis City Council Member, Jeremy Schroeder, about the city’s plans to combat climate change, increase affordable housing, and make sure...
In a filing late last year, a Minnesota electric utility put forward two new electric vehicle charging pilots as part of a suite of new...
Christopher Mitchell, Director of the Community Broadband initiative at ILSR, reviews Susan Crawford’s new book “Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution — And Why America Might...
Roughly 5 gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online during the third quarter of 2018, as illustrated in a new quarterly update from ILSR’s...
In a recent webinar, ILSR research associate Marie Donahue shared findings from our report, Waste Incineration: A Dirty Secret in How States Define Renewable Energy, highlighting...
There is an old saying from California’s early recycling movement in the 1970s: “The hardest thing to do in recycling is to decide to recycle....
Host Chris Mitchell speaks with community broadband network pioneer Billy Ray about parallels between the movements for municipal electric utilities and community broadband networks.… Read...
Our newly updated map shows communities across Colorado are voting in favor of reclaiming local authority.… Read More
Ever since the term “5G” came on the scene, the big ISPs have dedicated themselves to expanding hype about what the technology will accomplish, especially...
A round-up of exciting recycling initiatives in the U.S.… Read More
If you live in or near the communities of Albemarle, Fuquay-Varina, or Jacksonville, get ready to attend one of a series of three “Let’s Connect”...