14 Apr 2012

Chattanooga Building a Green Brick Road

by | Date: 14 Apr 2012 | posted in: Media Coverage, waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Zero Waste Zone, April 14, 2012 In perfect timing with Earth month, The City of Chattanooga is exploring how to bring zero waste practices to the residential and corporate community.  The main ingredients for success are in place: 1) solid local government support, 2) corporate community enthusiasm, and 3) strong local markets for recyclable material. Chattanooga Director of Sustainability David … Read More

Big-Box Tool Kit
23 Dec 2011

Big Box Toolkit

by | Date: 23 Dec 2011 | posted in: Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This toolkit provides guidance on how to block big-box development in your community, including tips on how to form an effective citizens group, fact sheets to help educate your neighbors and elected officials, and advice on intervening in the land use review process.… Read More
19 Apr 2010

Tools for Starting a Local Move Your Money Campaign

by | Date: 19 Apr 2010 | posted in: Banking | 2 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Is your community organization or local business alliance thinking about launching a public education campaign to encourage people to move their accounts to locally owned banks and credit unions? We have a range of resources to assist you, including help with definitions and identifying local banks, sample flyers, graphs and background articles, examples of local banking campaign materials from around the country, and more.  … Read More
12 May 2009

ILSR’s Minnesota Carbon Tax Shift Archives

by | Date: 12 May 2009 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States, From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In the 1990s, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and other energy activists in Minnesota undertook an effort to get Minnesota to adopt a billion dollar "tax shift" that would have raised the cost of energy while reducing taxes on income and/or property. ILSR was integrally involved in the design of the legislative proposal and examined the impacts on various sectors of Minnesota’s economy. Below you will find the archive of the materials that were prepared to support the initiative. Over several years, the proposal was debated extensively but never enacted into law. … Read More

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