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Jan 9, 2009
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/vehicle-limitations/2427-2/
Gov. Christine Todd Whitman issued the ban through an emergency order in July 1999, announcing that "Large trucks that are not doing business in New Jersey have no business using local roads in New Jersey." The order was followed by permanent regulations in September, and on January 13, 2000, she signed companion legislation that lays out the penalties for truckers found breaking the new rules: $400 for a first offense, $700 for a second infraction and then $1,000 for every violation afterward. Continue reading
Zero Waste is becoming the new conventional wisdom when it comes to handling municipal solid wastes. Public and private sector investors are staking claims to Zero Waste growth industries and doing well. And there is the related — and significant — benefit of green job creation. Continue reading
Article
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The Public Good
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David Morris
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Dec 31, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/post-2359/
Twelve days before the Iowa caucuses, the New York Times Magazine cover, in large white letters on a deep black background, carried the single word title of its lead article: Clintonism. In the article Matt Bai, the Times reporter on all things Democratic, with a big D, made one undeniable assertion and two highly debatable ones.
Bai’s contention that Bill Clinton’s "wife’s fortunes are bound up with his, and vice versa" is incontestable. The primaries and even more so the general election, if Hillary is the nominee, will be a referendum less on Hillary than on Clintonism, the philosophy and strategy that guided the White House for eight years. Hillary clearly welcomes such a prospect, as demonstrated by her constantly reminding voters that she was "deeply involved in being part of the Clinton team."
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Article
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The Public Good
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David Morris
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Dec 31, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ny-public-library-trades-naming-rights-greedy-hedge-fund-billionaire-big-bucks/
Recently, the New York Public Library announced it would rename its main library the Stephen A. Schwarzman Library in return for his contribution of $100 million to its $1 billion capital fund drive. As a born and bred New Yorker, I recoiled at the news and the message it sends to future generations of New Yorkers.
The 42nd Street library is by all accounts the jewel in the crown of the New York Public Library system. In both form and function, it honors the word"public." Henry Hope Reed has accurately described the library as "a people’s palace of triumphant glory." Continue reading
Article
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David Morris
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Dec 31, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/post-2355/
In her latest comment on the "Bridge to Nowhere" controversy, Sarah Palin appealed to the self-reliant, individualist, rugged, anti-government image most Americans have of Alaska. "If we wanted a bridge," she declared, "we would build it ourselves."
Actually,much of Alaska long ago lost the tradition of self-help. Palin might be campaigning on an anti-government, do-it-yourself platform, but her state is the most dependent on the federal government of all 50 states. Washington sends Alaska more money per capita than any other state. Alaskans receive back from the federal government almost $2 for every$1 they send to Washington. It’s a sweet deal.
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Article
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Energy, The Public Good
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David Morris
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Dec 22, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/memo-presidentelect-barack-obama-democratizing-energy-system/
Dear President-elect Obama,
Congratulations on your historic election. Now the truly heavy lifting begins. You have declared your intention to make "a new energy economy" your "No. 1 priority." We urge you to follow a path that leads not only to changes in the fuels underpinning our energy system but also to changes in the structure and dynamic of that system.
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Article, Resource
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Energy
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John Farrell
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Dec 22, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/john-farrell-discusses-upcoming-feedin-tariff-conference/
John Farrell talks about the upcoming "Bringing Renewable Energy Home: Energy Policies To Maximize Energy Security And Economic Development" conference on January 9, 2009 at St. Olaf College in Minnesota Continue reading
Article
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Deconstruction, Waste to Wealth
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Dec 19, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/deconstruction-in-action/
Deconstruction has several standard bearers across the United States. This article provides brief case studies and contact information for several of the leading companies. Continue reading
Article
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David Morris
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Dec 17, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/voter-fraud-no-voter-suppression/
Why are we hearing so much about voter fraud and so little about election fraud? After all, the odds of someone voting fraudulently are about the same as those of an American being struck and killed by lightning.
A microscopic evaluation of election data in the 2004 gubernatorial election in Washington state revealed that voter fraud occurred approximately 0.0009 percent of the time. An analysis of the 2004 presidential election in Ohio revealed a voter fraud rate of 0.00004 percent.
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Article
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David Morris
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Dec 15, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/sunny-postpartisanship-sounds-nice-whats-obamas-larger-vision/
Responding to criticism that President-elect Barack Obama’s cabinet is composed largely of recycled Bill Clinton appointees, Obama’s close advisor David Axelrod told the New York Times, "He’s not looking for people to give him a vision. He’s going to put together an administration of people who can effectuate his vision." A few days later, after introducing his foreign policy team, Obama himself declared, "I will be responsible for the vision that this team carries out, and I expect them to implement that vision once decisions are made.”
Which leads to the inevitable question: What is Obama’s overarching vision? What is the philosophical framework that will animate his administration and guide his cabinet officers to adopt policies different from those they embraced in the past?
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