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filed under Composting, Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Mar 28, 2010

Benefits of Composting

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/benefits-of-composting/

The Benefits of Compost Are Many Composting reduces greenhouse gases by preventing methane generation in landfills, storing carbon in the compost product, reducing energy use for water pumping, substituting for energy-intensive chemical fertilizers and pesticides, improving the soil’s ability to store carbon, and improving plant growth and thus carbon sequestration. Compost encourages the production of… Continue reading

filed under General | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Mar 2, 2010

New Rules News

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/post-2962/

Sign up for the New Rules News e-Bulletin! The New Rules News Bulletin gives an update on the New Rules Project and provides subscribers with a periodic update on new additions to this web site. Continue reading

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Article filed under Energy | Written by admin | 3 Comments | Updated on Feb 3, 2010

Britain Moves Feed-in Tariffs to a Whole New Level

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/britain-moves-feedin-tariffs-whole-new-level/

In a truly groundbreaking move for the English-speaking world, Britain’s Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has released a full suite of renewable energy tariffs that go into effect in April.  Britain will become the first country in the world to offer a comprehensive system of tariffs for renewable heat, including tariffs for solar domestic hot water and ground-source heat pumps among others.

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Article filed under General | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Jan 29, 2010

Control Your Cash – Move Your Borrowing Along with Your Money

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/control-your-money-move-your-borrowing-along-your-money/

The New Rules Project, in partnership with HuffPost’s Move Your Money campaign, is using its Community Banking Initiative to get out the word that banking locally can put the power back in the hands of individuals and communities, rather than Wall Street’s CEOs.

As more of us ditch the big banks in favor local banks and credit unions, we need to give thought to both the saving and lending sides of a bank. Each is crucial.

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Article filed under Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Jan 1, 2010

Garbage In Garbage Out: Solving Problems with Long Distance Trash Transport by Vivian E. Thompson

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/commentary-garbage-in-garbage-out-solving-problems-with-long-distance-trash-transport-by-vivian-e-thompson/

Garbage In Garbage Out: Solving Problems with Long Distance Trash Transport by Vivian E. Thompson Book Review Read the book review (PDF – from BioCycle, Jan 2010) Continue reading

Article filed under Biomaterials, Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Jan 1, 2010

New SustainablePlastics.org web page launched

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/new-sustainableplastics-org-web-page-launched/

The impact of 50 years of unbridled plastics production, use, and disposal is now becoming well known and documented. Plastics made from non-renewable petroleum and natural gas resources threaten the environment, human health, species maintenance, and the very life of the ocean. The web site discusses the problems with fossil-fuel based plastics and the opportunities… Continue reading

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Article filed under Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Nov 1, 2009

Annie Leonard and Karl Marx… Or Is It Frederick Engels?

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/annie-leonard-and-karl-marx-or-is-it-frederick-engels/

Recently on Fox News, Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff, was likened to Karl Marx with a ponytail. I do not know how Annie is wearing her hair these days, but she reminds me far more of the young Frederick Engels than of Karl Marx.

Let me explain.

Annie’s widely circulated animated video makes the connections between overproduction and ecological damage as well as between sustainability and job creation. In all of this, she is following in the footsteps of Frederick Engels, not Marx. Continue reading

Article filed under Waste to Wealth, Zero Waste & Economic Development | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Oct 15, 2009

Thoughts on the National Recycling Coalition

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Commentary by Neil Seldman October 15, 2009 I learned last week from Murray Fox that there is an effort to revive the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) by former NRC leaders. I wish them well, and would greatly appreciate an NRC that is not dominated by large corporations. Gary Liss feels it is an “important time… Continue reading