Government Technology, June 4, 2014 After nearly four years of data collection, research and analysis, the project is expected to provide local governments with valuable information about expanding digital infrastructure — without interfering with the marketplace. Looking for ways to improve broadband availability and service without contradicting political ideology can be difficult. Kansas is one of … Read More
Motherboard, June 4, 2014 In light of the ongoing net neutrality battle, many people have begun looking toGoogle and its promise of high-speed fiber as a potential saving grace from companies that want to create an “internet fast lane.” Well, the fact is, even without Google, many communities and cities throughout the country are already wired … Read More
Nooga.com, June 2, 2014 The Federal Communications Commission’s proposal that would change net neutrality rules has triggered worry from many people, including Chattanooga citizens. “This most recent proposal is not only harmful to smaller nonprofit organizations and small businesses … but it is also harmful to Internet users everywhere,” David White, CEO and founder of information … Read More
GigaOm, May 31, 2014 ISPs and naysayers will argue the consumers and businesses don’t yet need gigabit broadband because there’s nothing people can do with it yet. But that’s not the point. The speed is the app. Don’t wait for the killer app for gigabit networks. The speed is the app. That’s the lesson several businesses … Read More
The Energy Collective, May 29, 2014 In 2008, a 25-year congressional prohibition on offshore drilling off the Atlantic coast ended, opening it up to energy exploration and poising it to be the next energy frontier. The intersection of increased energy prices and rising demand made drilling in this area an appealing endeavor, and in 2010 the … Read More
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
