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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on May 10, 2006

Report: Iowa Schools Investments in On-Site Renewable Energy Paying Off

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/report-iowa-schools-investments-onsite-renewable-energy-paying/

According to a recent report by the Iowa Policy Project, ten Iowa schools have renewable energy projects that are supplying a portion of their energy needs. These districts are spending less on electricity and more on students who now have an up-close opportunity to learn about wind energy.

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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on May 7, 2006

Business Forum: NAFTA helped increase flow of illegal immigrants

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/16906/

Business Forum: NAFTA helped increase flow of illegal immigrants by David Morris Originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 7, 2006 The debate about illegal immigration rarely mentions the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA. That’s regrettable, since the flood of illegal Mexicans in 2006 empirically challenges the philosophy that guided NAFTA’s… Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on May 2, 2006

Voters in Cal. County May Ban Corporate Spending on Ballot Initiatives

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/voters-cal-county-may-ban-corporate-spending-ballot-initiatives/

Next month voters in Humboldt County, California, will consider a ballot measure to ban election contributions by out-of-town corporations. Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Apr 28, 2006

Jane Jacobs on Locally Owned Businesses

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/jane-jacobs-locally-owned-businesses/

Among Jane Jacobs’ many accomplishments, she mobilized her neighbors and led several successful grassroots fights in the 1960s that saved Greenwich Village, Soho, Little Italy, and the Lower East Side from being leveled for glass towers and an eight-lane highway. Continue reading

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Apr 20, 2006

Crowd of 1,400 Turns Out as Montana County Bans Big Boxes

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/crowd-1400-turns-out-montana-county-bans-big-boxes/

A public hearing on a county ordinance to limit stores to 60,000 square feet got a late start because it had to be moved first to the middle school auditorium and then to the gymnasium to accommodate the throng of nearly 1,400 people who turned out. Continue reading

Article filed under Broadband | Written by Becca | No Comments | Updated on Apr 14, 2006

Ownership Matters

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

The overwhelming majority of cities that have recently announced municipal wireless projects are planning privately owned and operated networks. Hundreds of cities are currently making decisions about the future structure of their high-speed information networks.

The speed with which this is occurring, and the knee-jerk tendency for cities to favor private ownership, demands that community groups immediately and directly challenge cities about who should own and control their future information networks. Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Apr 14, 2006

CT Regulators Order New Incentives for Distributed Generation

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ct-regulators-order-new-incentives-distributed-generation/

In two recent decisions (Docket Nos. 05-07-16 and 05-07-17), the Connecticut Department of Utility Control (DPUC) has provided a selection of incentives to encourage electricity customers to install on-site distributed generation projects. Incentives include lower back-up power charges, lower natural gas fuel charges and direct grants and payments to cover installation costs.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Apr 14, 2006

Iowa Passes 25 Percent Renewable Fuels Standard

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/iowa-passes-25-percent-renewable-fuels-standard/

Iowa’s Governor has indicated that he will sign legislation (HF 2754) passed this week calling for Iowa to have renewable fuels – ethanol and biodiesel – meet 25 percent of the state’s motor fuel needs by 2020. The new renewable fuels standard relies on a 10 percent ethanol blends and a rapid expansion of E-85 (85% ethanol) infrastructure to get to the goal.

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Article, Resource filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 12, 2006

David Morris on the Future of Gas Prices and Electric Vehicles on MPR’s Midday

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/david-morris-future-gas-prices-and-electric-vehicles-mprs-midday/

David Morris is one of the guests discussing the future of gas prices and the future of electric vehicles – Minnesota Public Radio’s Midday Program Continue reading

Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Apr 8, 2006

Anti-Supercenter Ordinance Upheld

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

A California appeals court upheld an ordinance enacted by the city of Turlock that prohibits the construction of supercenters. Wal-Mart had challenged the ordinance on the grounds that it illegally restricted competition. The court ruled that the ordinance was a valid use of local authority. Continue reading