The cutthroat jobs strategy Amazon uses to conquer retail
ILSR’s research on the e-commerce behemoth Amazon is featured in this story from the New York Post. … Read More
Press Release: Composting Builds Soil Health, Earth Day 2017 Resources Available
The first Earth Day in 1970 sparked not only the beginning of the environmental movement, but also the birth of the modern recycling movement. Today, recycling of paper, bottles, and cans is the norm, but food waste recovery remains paltry. Less than 5% of food thrown away is recovered. According to the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), almost half of typical garbage could be converted into compost (Source: ILSR’s Infographic).… Read More
Tennessee Bills Send Message on Municipal Broadband
Tennessee has long been a thorn in the side of our broadband policy research team, thanks in large part to a pair of realities. 1) Chattanooga, Tenn. has some of the best connectivity in the world thanks to its municipal broadband network and 2) there’s a restrictive state law that disables municipalities from investing in their connectivity. This piece from Next City details that trend.… Read More
In South Carolina, Liquor Giant Targets Independent Stores
For the Food & Power Blog, author Leah Douglas cites ILSR’s co-director Stacy Mitchell on the impact of monopoly in the food distribution.… Read More
Posters: Compost Impacts More Than You Think
Composting protects the soil and climate while creating jobs. Learn how in our series of posters, available in a variety of formats for easy sharing and distribution. Each poster is available for your use (with attribution to the Institute for Local Self-Reliance) so you can educate your community about the benefits of composting. All posters are available … Read More
Mayors Take on Preemption to Defend Local Solutions (Episode 17)
Welcome to episode seventeen of the Building Local Power podcast. In this episode, Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida and founder of the advocacy group, Campaign to Defend Local Solutions joins Christopher Mitchell, the director of ILSR’s Community Broadband Network’s initiative and Nick Stumo-Langer, ILSR’s Communications Manager for the latest episode of the Building Local Power podcast. The trio go … Read More
Press Release: Walmart’s Climate Pollution Grows as It Scales Back Renewable Power
More than a decade after Walmart pledged to become an environmental leader, the company’s climate emissions continue to rise, according to data released today by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). ILSR found that Walmart has scaled back its renewable power projects in the U.S. The amount of renewable energy the company derives from its clean energy projects and special purchases fell by 16% since 2013.… Read More
Energy Democracy Media Roundup – week of April 17, 2017
This week in Energy Democracy news: Farmers are getting in on the solar energy craze, Alabama lags the rest of the states in the Southeast on solar, and Minnesota moves forward in their role as a clean energy leader in the country. Featured Stories: San Diego sets vision, vets options for 100% renewables by John Farrell, … Read More
Rural Tennesseans could have gotten free internet but their legislators shut it down
Tennessee has long been a thorn in the side of our broadband policy research team, thanks in large part to a pair of realities. 1) Chattanooga, Tenn. has some of the best connectivity in the world thanks to its municipal broadband network and 2) there’s a restrictive state law that disables municipalities from investing in their connectivity. It’s detailed in this piece by ThinkProgress.… Read More