TCPalm Newspaper, June 20, 2012 Martin County will save $30 million over the next 20 years because of its decision to build its own fiber-optic cable instead of continuing to lease cable from Comcast, according to a report by a research group with offices in Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis. The county decided to build its own … Read More
E&E News – Tuesday, June 19, 2012 While much of the renewable energy sector remains focused on extending federal tax credits for wind, solar and other alternative fuels, utilities and small-scale energy producers in more than a dozen states are forging ahead with programs that pay renewable energy producers a fixed rate for power they put … Read More
Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 17, 2012 Neil Seldman, ILSR president, and Bob Gedert, Director of the Department of Resource Recovery, Austin, TX, were interviewed at length for a front page Cleveland Plain Dealer article on the city’s proposed waste-to-energy pelletization and gasification plant. Read the full article here. Seldman and Gedert have made presentations to Cleveland … Read More
Christopher Mitchell recently spoke with Michael Zwerling on Santa Cruz’s KSCO 1080 AM about municipal and community broadband. Christopher took questions from listeners on accessibility, WiFi networks, and more. Listen to the KSCO Interview
Common Dreams, June 14, 2012 A great infographic explains how Amazon has come to have a stranglehold over e-commerce, and, given its fast growth, the likely future of retail. Lesson here: Buy local. …. Read the full story here.
Government Technology, June 14, 2012 A new U.S. initiative could light a fire under the country’s brightest app developers. Called the US Ignite Partnership, the public-private effort between the federal government, cities, universities, broadband providers and ultimately, citizens, seeks development of approximately 60 next-generation applications over the next five years that capitalize on the untapped potential … Read More
The Nation, June 12, 2012 The Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Stacy Mitchell has a new graphic up that provides a stunning overview of how Amazon.com’s reach has exploded since the corporation first opened its doors in 1994. Check it out below to see how a single company bullied its way to the top of the online … Read More
Concord Monitor, June 11, 2012 There are probably more profound reasons to get married or bring a baby into the world, but you’ve got to admit, this one is pretty darn cool. The Nearby Registry, an online e-commerce and gift registry service for local shops and services, is getting ready to go live in the next … Read More
Star Tribune, June 7, 2012 Once seen as a national model, Monticello’s broadband network can no longer pay its bills. The city, about 40 miles northwest of the Twin Cities, notified banks and bondholders Wednesday that it will no longer make debt service payments on $26 million worth of revenue bonds that were sold to build … Read More
