Boulder Weekly, July 3, 2013 In May, Walmart was hit with $110 million in environmental fines after pleading guilty to improperly dumping pesticides, fertilizer and other hazardous materials into public sewers and landfills. The Justice Department’s Environmental Crimes Section said that it was the second-largest environmental criminal penalty ever imposed in U.S. history, after the $4 … Read More
Texas Climate News, July 2, 2013 The non-profit Institute for Local Self-Reliance says its mission “is to provide innovative strategies, working models and timely information to support environmentally sound and equitable community development.” The organization has offices in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. Journalist Greg Harman of San Antonio talked with John Farrell, director of the institute’s … Read More
Midwest Energy News, July 2, 2013 Installing solar panels or wind turbines on city or county-owned property can be fraught with more complexities than doing so on private land. That was demonstrated earlier this month when the City of Jackson, Michigan, opted not to move forward on what appeared on the surface to be a slam-dunk … Read More
Encore, June 26, 2013 Every now and then, it is nice to be reminded that the Live Local movement is national in scope—that there are opportunities to tap into larger activities aimed at promoting and supporting small business. The 3/50 Project comes to mind as a highly successful example that has gotten national attention for the … Read More
Urban Tulsa Weekly, June 26, 2013 Coming to Tulsa from Los Angeles, Danica Jones wasn’t sure what to expect from her husband’s hometown. She’s married to Tulsa native Seth Lee Jones. The couple met in Los Angeles, where he honed guitar-building and repair skills working for a guitar shop. But the goal was to start his … Read More
Vail Daily, June 26, 2013 Beginning July 1, Eagle County residents may no longer dispose of most electronic waste in their household trash because Colorado landfills will be banned from accepting it. The change is the result of a state law enacted in 2012 known as the Electronic Recycling Jobs Act. “Eagle County is ahead of … Read More
Trinidad Times Independent, June 25, 2013 A new state law takes effect July 1 that means Colorado landfills can no longer accept electronic waste (e-waste). This means you will no longer be able to dispose of electronic waste along with household trash. The list of items that can no longer be accepted by the landfill include … Read More
Minnesota Women’s Press, June 25, 2013 The list of reasons is long when Stacy Mitchell talks about the importance of shopping at independent, locally owned businesses. A senior researcher for the Institute for Local Self Reliance and the author of “Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses,” Mitchell cites … Read More
Tucson Sentinel, June 24, 2013 Local independent businesses are the cornerstone of the economy and connectors of the community. Because they are rooted in the cities and towns they operate in, living and raising families there, local business owners impact their local economy and community quite purposefully. According to Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local … Read More
