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David Morris is co-founder of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and directs its initiative on The Public Good. He is the author of New City States and four other non-fiction books. His essays on public policy are regularly published by On the Commons, Alternet, Common Dreams and the Huffington Post. More

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Article filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 25, 2006

MN Bonding Projects Should Be Climate Neutral

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/mn-bonding-projects-should-be-climate-neutral/

A recent column by Democratic Energy’s editor, John Bailey, outlines how potential building projects in the Governor’s $900 million bonding proposal in Minnesota should be constructed so that there are no net increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

New Minnesota Building Should Not Increase Greenhouse Gases – by John Bailey, published in St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 24,2006

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Article, Resource filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 18, 2006

Bob Hague Interview with David Morris on Ethanol Development in Wisconsin

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/bob-hague-interview-david-morris-ethanol-development-wisconsin/

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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Dec 5, 2005

Business Forum: Ford can find its way by looking to future

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Business Forum: Ford can find its way by looking to future by David Morris Originally published in Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 5, 2005 The imminent eclipse of General Motors by Toyota as the world’s largest car manufacturer was decades in the making. We will read many instructive tales about how General Motors, and U.S. car… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Sep 18, 2005

Hybrids and biofuels would be a good fit for Minnesota

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Hybrids and biofuels would be a good fit for Minnesota by David Morris Originally published in Minneapolis Star Tribune, September 18, 2005 In the aftermath of Katrina’s fury, and the passage of a remarkably weak and largely irrelevant federal energy bill, Americans have learned two important lessons. We need desperately and rapidly to eliminate our… Continue reading

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Article, ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Sep 12, 2005

Report: The Net Energy of Ethanol Debate Must End

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/report-net-energy-ethanol-debate-must-end/

A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance offers a scathing critique of a 2005 study by biofuels critics, Professors David Pimentel and Tad Patzek. David Morris, ILSR’s vice president and author of the study, The Carbohydrate Economy, Biofuels and the Net Energy Debate, stresses that “A carefully designed biofuels strategy may be the answer not only to our energy problems but to another global dilemma as well: the plight of agriculture.”

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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Aug 28, 2005

Airline deregulation wasn’t cure-all

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/airline-deregulation-wasnt-cure-all/

Airline deregulation wasn’t cure-all by David Morris Originally published in Minneapolis Star Tribune, August 28, 2005 Two weeks ago I was searching online for a nonstop flight from Albany, N.Y., to Washington, D.C. United’s flight was full, but a direct flight was available from a company called Independence Air, and it was $100 cheaper. I… Continue reading

Article, Resource filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Aug 23, 2005

David Morris Presentation on Biofuels and Energy to the National Press Club

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David Morris, Vice-President of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance gives a presentation on energy and biofuels to the National Press Club on August 23, 2005. Continue reading

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filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Aug 5, 2005

The Carbohydrate Economy, Biofuels and the Net Energy Debate

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/carbohydrate-economy-biofuels-and-net-energy-debate/

This August 2005 report by David Morris addresses the never-ending question "Doesn’t it take more energy to make ethanol than is contained in the ethanol?" In 1980, the short and empirical answer to this question was yes. In 1990, the answer was, probably not. In 2005 the answer is clearly no. Continue reading

Article filed under Broadband | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Aug 1, 2005

Publicly owned broadband would serve city best

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/publicly-owned-broadband-would-serve-city-best/

On June 27, the Supreme Court ruled that cable companies have the sole authority to decide who may use their high-speed communications networks. They can decide what information to transmit, and what information they will refuse to transmit.

The decision clears the way for the FCC to allow phone companies to monopolize their own information highways. And it underscores the need for communities to build their own information infrastructure.

Both cable and phone companies want to sign up as many Internet subscribers as possible because in the near future, phone, television and Internet will all be offered through the same broadband connection. Continue reading

Resource filed under Broadband | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jul 26, 2005

Becca Vargo Daggett on Wendy Wilde Show Discussing Wireless Broadband

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Wendy Wilde interviews Becca Vargo Daggett regarding broadband developments in Minnesota.
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