Watch: David Morris on WCCO’s Good Question – What is OPEC?
ILSR’s Vice President, David Morris, on WCCO’s "Good Question" segment that asked What is OPEC? Segment aired December 7, 2007.… Read More
Watch: David Morris on WCCO’s Good Question – Minnesota’s Oil Pipeline?
ILSR’s Vice President, David Morris, was interviewed on WCCO’s "Good Question" segment that answered why Minnesota’s oil pipeline is so important. Segment aired November 29, 2007 … Read More
David Morris Discussion with Paul Krugman
Institute for Local Self-Reliance Vice-President David Morris speaks with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman in Minneapolis, November 6, 2007. The full version is available here, or click "More" under the video player to see the video broken into shorter clips.… Read More
Improving the Efficiency of Minnesota’s Industries
This November 2007 report by David Morris and Ann Robertson evaluates the evaluates that issue by analyzing the impact of the proposed $1.5 billion tax shift legislation, the Economic Efficiency and Pollution Reduction Act (EEPRA) on Minnesota’s most energy-intensive business sectors and estimating the potential for those sectors to offset any increased tax burden through cost-effective efficiency improvements.
Under EEPRA, energy-intensive businesses would pay higher net taxes while energy-efficient businesses would pay lower net taxes. While this is an intended outcome of the tax shift, businesses in Minnesota are concerned that the tax shift could impose a competitive burden on certain sectors.
Electric Avenue – PHEVs in Travel+Leisure Magazine
A new kind of hybrid uses less gas and more electricity. All-electric cars are already here. What will this mean for the road trip of the future? ILSR’s David Morris plugs in and gives us a little history lesson of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
Watch: David Morris on WCCO’s Good Question – What is Going on with Oil Prices?
ILSR’s Vice President, David Morris, was interviewed on WCCO’s "Good Question" segment that answered questions about rapid changes in oil prices. Segment aired October 22, 2007 … Read More
Global warming requires local solutions
Global warming requires local solutions Cities should use bonding authority to promote energy conservation. The savings would easily pay back the expense. By John Bailey, originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 5, 2007 More than 650 cities around the country, including Minneapolis, have formally agreed to honor the Kyoto Protocol and reduce their greenhouse-gas … Read More
Electric Avenue – PHEVs in Travel+Leisure Magazine
A new kind of hybrid uses less gas and more electricity. All-electric cars are already here. What will this mean for the road trip of the future? ILSR’s David Morris plugs in and gives us a little history lesson of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). This article by David Morris appeared in the October 2007 issue of Travel + Leisure.… Read More
Give Ethanol a Chance: The Case for Corn-Based Fuel
Working Assets is my long-distance phone company. I love it dearly for its combination of business efficiency, social responsibility and progressive politics.
Each month, my phone bill carries alerts that urge me to take action on a specific issue or two. Recent Citizen Actions suggest the gravity of the issues chosen: "Save Our Constitution," "Impeach Dick Cheney," "Close Guantanamo."
This month Working Assets urged me to "Say No to Ethanol."