In this story for Real Change News, reporter Ashley Archibald reached out to both Stacy Mitchell, our co-director and head independent business researcher, and Christopher Mitchell, the head of our broadband initiative. Check out their great story on local solutions to make a local difference.… Read More
This week in Energy Democracy news:
California introduced a bill to move the state more quickly towards 100% renewable energy, the Indiana legislature curtails net metering, and Nebraska communities are turning away from contracts with dirty energy.… Read More
ILSR co-director and Waste to Wealth initiative director was interviewed on WEAA 88.9 FM’s March Steiner Show on March 2nd, 2017 to discuss food waste recovery.… Read More
On February 27 2017, Institute for Local Self-Reliance co-founder David Morris was interviewed on KWMR-FM about ILSR’s work, the capacity of cities to generate new wealth from existing resources, and the actions cities are taking to expand the commons. The interview was conducted in Point Reyes, California by host, Peter Asmus.… Read More
In this story by Elizabeth Weise for USA Today, she cites our Amazon report as the spearpoint for critics of Amazon’s growing power across all parts of our economy. Read her story here:… Read More
On Wednesday, March 1st, the Maryland House of Delegates’ Committee on Environment and Transportation will conduct a hearing on House Bill 1349: “Compostable, Degradable, and Biodegradable Plastic Products – Labeling.” The legislation, introduced by Maryland Delegate Shane Robinson (District 39), is a result of close work between Delegate Robinson and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). ILSR, and a number of allies, will be testifying on the merits of the bill in front of the House Committee.… Read More
Legislation is making its way through the Maryland legislature that will encourage a distributed infrastructure to divert yard waste and food waste from the waste stream. The paired legislation, called; Yard Waste and Food Residuals Diversion and Infrastructure Act,” include Senate Bill 0099 and House Bill 0171. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has been instrumental in work on this legislation and ILSR experts submitted testimony to both hearings.… Read More
ILSR is featured in this story from The Epoch Times on the growth of Amazon in our economy and the kind of impact it is having in every sector it touches.… Read More
ILSR’s landmark Amazon report is quoted here in a story by the San Francisco Chronicle on the change Amazon has to its growing physical retail empire. Check out their story here.… Read More
