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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Justin Dahlheimer | No Comments | Updated on Oct 8, 2008

Big Retailers Seek Exclusive Deals on Books and Albums

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/big-retailers-seek-exclusive-deals-books-and-albums/

When a small publisher recently agreed to let Amazon.com be the exclusive seller of a new book about Barack Obama, the deal sparked a flurry of protest from independent booksellers and provided new evidence that the e-commerce giant intends to leverage its power as a retailer to gain more control over the production and distribution of books. Continue reading

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Sep 17, 2008

Berkeley Financing Program Brings Renewable Energy Home

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With has the potential to become one of the nation’s fastest spreading local renewable energy programs, the Berkeley city council last night voted unanimously to use the city’s bonding authority to finance rooftop solar on residential properties. The city will pay the upfront costs and property owners will repay those costs over 20 years through a special assessment on their property tax bills. If a person moves, the solar system will stay at the property and the new owners will assume the remaining years of the assessment.

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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Sep 15, 2008

Palin’s Self-Reliant Image of Alaska Is Bogus

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Palin’s Self-Reliant Image of Alaska Is Bogus By David Morris, originally published in Alternet, September 15, 2008 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,… Continue reading

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Justin Dahlheimer | No Comments | Updated on Sep 12, 2008

Salt Lake City Group Earns Victory Over Wal-Mart

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The grassroots group, Foothill Development Watch, and area community councils enjoyed a recent victory over Wal-Mart when the Salt Lake CIty Planning Commission unanimously rejected Wal-Mart’s request for a zoning change in order to make way for a new supercenter. Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Sep 12, 2008

T. Boone talks a lot about wind, but gas is what he’s really about

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T. Boone talks a lot about wind, but gas is what he’s really about By David Morris, originally published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, September 12, 2008 T. Boone Pickens visited St. Paul during the Republican Convention for the same reason he visited Denver during the Democratic Convention —to peddle his energy plan. In… Continue reading

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Sep 12, 2008

Pennsylvania Seeds a New Crop of Local Grocery Stores

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The Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative, a four-year-old, statewide grant and loan program for grocery store development, has financed over 50 independent grocery stores and small food retailers in underserved areas of the state. Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Aug 20, 2008

Republicans Have Handed Democrats a Winning Election Issue

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/republicans-have-handed-democrats-winning-election-issue/

The Republicans keep handing the Democrats a winning election issue. And the Democrats keeping refusing to accept the gift. I hope the beginning of the formal election campaign knocks some sense into them.

Thegift is the Republicans’ continued opposition to extending renewable energy incentives. Eight times since the fall of 2007, a Republican-threatened filibuster has thwarted a vote on extending these incentives. They will expire at the end of this year — and with that expiration, many believe the solar and wind industries will come to a grinding halt.

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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Aug 20, 2008

Republicans Have Handed Democrats a Winning Election Issue

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Republicans Have Handed Democrats a Winning Election Issue By David Morris, originally published in Alternet, August 20, 2008 The Republicans keep handing the Democrats a winning election issue. And the Democrats keeping refusing to accept the gift. I hope the beginning of the formal election campaign knocks some sense into them. The gift is the… Continue reading

Article filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Aug 7, 2008

Electric Cars Are the Key to Energy Independence

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Al Gore’s heroic speech challenging us to make our electrical system 100 percent renewable promised it would simultaneously address three major crises: the weak economy, catastrophic climate change and the dire national security problems inherent in our dependence on imported oil.

He got two out of three right. A crash renewable electricity initiative would provide an immediate boost to our economy and could slow climate change, since electricity accounts for about a third of our overall greenhouse gas emissions.

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