Grid modernization is a useful tool for monopoly utilities to justify massive spending on stranded assets that ratepayers will have to pay for. For this piece for Midwest Energy News reporter Frank Jossi quotes ILSR’s research on energy.… Read More
In this article for Baltimore Brew chief editor Fern Shen interviewed ILSR co-founder and Waste to Wealth researcher Neil Seldman on the change in the city of Baltimore’s solid waste plan to incorporate more recycling into the community’s economy.… Read More
ILSR is featured in this story on Amazon from the New Hampshire Business Journal.… Read More
Check out this story from Maryland’s Frederick News Post: “Frederick County isn’t wasting time waiting to talk about trash. A group of concerned citizens have set up an event to gather local leaders, farmers and residents in one room to discuss better ways to deal with food waste in the county’s waste stream.”… Read More
In The Nation, cooperative model researcher Nathan Schneider details the economic development potential of cooperatives for furthering issues like renewable energy and broadband Internet access. In his piece he quotes our research at Institute for Local Self-Reliance.… Read More
In the wake of scores of legislative action in Maryland, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s composting team saw a big victory with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s signature on two pieces of legislation that would enable a better infrastructure for organics recycling. Read the report from Cole Rosengren in Waste Dive.… Read More
While a high level of focus is on the Trump administration’s environmental policy, the policies at the state level can wreak more havoc than many may think. Ari Natter of Bloomberg covers this issue by reaching out to our renewable energy expert John Farrell for perspective and the fights he’s been a part of.… Read More
In response to an article in The Washington Times on the “efficiencies” and “benefits” of burning trash, our co-founder Neil Seldman responded with an editorial piece about how helping communities with recycling-based economic development makes them more vibrant and dynamic.… Read More
This piece for TechDirt has Karl Bode citing our Community Networks Map in his piece on a terrible, telecom-sponsored bill in the state of Maine.… Read More
