Governing Magazine, May 28, 2014 The food we don’t eat gives us gas. But beyond renewable energy generation, organic waste holds the potential of big benefits for our communities. Most of the nation’s garbage still ends up in landfills, and as much as half of what Americans toss into their trash bins is food waste and … Read More
Bookselling This Week, May 14, 2014 On May 1, 1974, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) launched as a Washington, D.C., community group working to foster what we now know as “sustainability.” In the 40 years since the organization’s founding by Gil Friend, David Morris, and Neil Seldman, ILSR has grown into a national research and … Read More
Next City, May 2, 2014 At the moment more eyes than usual are focused on high-speed Internet’s uncertain future in the United States — from “open Internet” rules and municipal-run broadband to worry over Comcast’s pending Time Warner Cable merger. Sitting in the middle of the debate is Christopher Mitchell, the director of the Telecommunications as … Read More
Minnesota Public Radio, May 2, 2014 Rural and small-town residents of Minnesota are waving their arms more fervently than just about anybody else in the country to latch on to federal help for better Internet service. Small phone companies, electrical utilities, townships, cities and newly formed cooperatives have flooded the Federal Communications Commission with ready-made project … Read More
Minnpost, May 2, 2014 WASHINGTON — Like all plans should, this one started on the back of a napkin. In the early 2000s, Scott County wanted to broaden the availability of high-speed broadband Internet for its government buildings. County officials decided to build their own fiber optic broadband network and connect to the Internet for cheap. … Read More
The City Wire, April 30, 2014 Partnering for a greener world was the theme of Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Expo event held Tuesday (April 29) in Rogers. The retail giant assembled a cast of global suppliers, environmental advocates, supply chain experts, farmers and ranchers for the three-day event. Kathleen McLaughlin, president of the Walmart Foundation and administrator over … Read More
PV-Tech, April 29, 2014 A recent ruling by the governor of Oklahoma, which had initially been welcomed by pro-solar advocacy groups for apparently supporting solar, has come under fire from some quarters following closer scrutiny. Critics have claimed that an executive order issued by Mary Fallin ostensibly supporting solar could be undermined by an earlier bill … Read More
The New York Times, April 27, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — LAST week’s proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to allow Internet service providers to charge different rates to different online content companies — effectively ending the government’s commitment to net neutrality — set off a flurry of protest. The uproar is appropriate: In bowing before an … Read More
GreenTech Media, April 21, 2014 California is well on its way to reaching its goal of 1 million solar roofs. Earlier this month, Pacific Gas & Electric announced it has over 100,000 customers generating solar power — the most of any utility in America, accounting for a quarter of all rooftop solar systems in the country. … Read More
