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
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
Municipal Broadband Expertise Drives Coverage Of Tennessee Broadband Bill
When state legislators in Tennessee recently passed the Broadband Accessibility Act of 2017, tech writers quoted our Christopher Mitchell, who pointed out that the proposal has some serious pitfalls. Christopher’s statement appeared in several articles.… Read More
Commentary: Mull Xcel Energy’s Partnership Offer Carefully, Boulder
In this commentary published in the Boulder Daily Camera, Energy Democracy initiative director John Farrell wrote that, “Municipalization comes with many challenges, but I have a few words of advice for Boulder’s city leaders about their utility’s latest offer.”… Read More
Tennessee Could Give Taxpayers America’s Fastest Internet For Free, But It Will Give Comcast and AT&T $45 Million Instead
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. Motherboard Vice‘s Jason Koebler discussed this trend and recent legislative action with Christopher Mitchell.… Read More
Most Americans want to let cities build and sell homegrown Internet service
Recently released research from Pew delves into a question of interest to those following our broadband research team, what do Americans think about municipally owned Internet access and investments in better Internet connectivity? In his story for the Washington Post, Brian Fung reached out to our broadband expert Christopher Mitchell for his expertise.… Read More
ILSR outlines strategies for new recycling economy in Baltimore
In a great article for Waste Dive, reporter Cole Rosengren features our recently released report on the possibilities that the city of Baltimore has in increasing its proportions of recycling and increasing economic development from the policy change.… Read More
Waste Dive Explores ILSR’s Report on Baltimore Recycling
In the News: Neil Seldman April 7, 2017 Media Outlet: Waste Dive Waste Dive breaks down ILSR’s recent report, Why Should Baltimore Recycle More?, and interviews Neil Seldman, Director of the Waste to Wealth initiative. Neil talks about ILSR’s work in Baltimore and how the strategies outlined in the report would increase recycling and create hundreds of new … Read More
Minnesota Passes New Privacy Rules in Wake of Congress Vote
In the wake of an unbelievably disappointing vote in Congress to allow monopoly ISPs to sell customer’s data, Minnesota is stepping up and passing their own privacy protections. Karl Bode, writing for DSL Reports, reached out to Christopher Mitchell for his thoughts.… Read More