KCET, June 24, 2013 As we’ve reported here before, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is embarking on a program in which it will buy solar energy from smaller-scale installations within city limits. The program has taken some heat for setting its sights too low, but one distributed generation expert with impeccable credentials has … Read More
Charlotte Observer, June. 20, 2013 If you think you’re being ripped off by the cable and telephone companies, you aren’t alone. These companies rank at the top of the most hated corporations in America, year after year. Given a recent report from the Federal Communications Commission, North Carolinians have more reasons to be angry than most … Read More
In this June 20, 2013, story on a proposed Amazon warehouse, the Tampa Bay Times quotes ILSR’s Stacy MItchell on the economic impact. It’s hard to miss the line of people outside the Lord’s Lighthouse on Tuesday mornings. Founder Dora Cruz, 82, is greeted by as many as 300 people when the food pantry on E … Read More
Independent We Stand, June 20, 2013 It costs the Old Town Bike Shop in Colorado Springs about $24,000 a year to provide health insurance for four employees, according to owner John Crandall. Meanwhile, his largest competitors, Walmart and Target, foist much of their health care costs onto taxpayers, according to new data released by Massachusetts, Missouri, … Read More
SFist News, June 19, 2013 Formula retail. You know: chains. They’re a hot topic in S.F. right now, especially in The Mission where a beloved used bookstore is becoming a Jack Spade, and in the Castro where Planning has already tried to head off moves by Starbucks and Chipotle to expand in the neighborhood. The Planning … Read More
Monticello Times, June 17, 2013 Monticello council members have approved a $5.75 million proposed settlement to keep a possible lawsuit with FiberNet bondholders from financial escalation. The legal process associated with the proposed settlement would involve the simultaneous filing of a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of bondholders and a tentative agreement on the proposed … Read More
WBFO Radio, June 17, 2013 Buffalo hosted the 11th annual Business Alliance for Local Living Economies or the BALLE business conference this year. The event brought together over 600 self-described “localists” from around the continent who all share the idea that local businesses are key to solving community problems. Director of the Sustainable Business Alliance in … Read More
Dollars & Sense, June 13, 2013 Hundreds of people seeking a roadmap for remaking the banking system gathered north of San Francisco in early June at Public Banking 2013: Funding the New Economy, a conference held at Dominican University, whose Green MBA program was a cosponsor. It was the second annual gathering sponsored by the Public … Read More
Mountain Area Info Network, June 13, 20131 Western North Carolina is facing a “last-mile” broadband crisis according to preliminary data from a study mapping high-speed Internet access across the region. “Last-mile” refers to service at individual homes and small businesses. The study, conducted by the nonprofit Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN), found that only 15 percent … Read More
