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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jul 21, 2006

City of Portland Enacts Local Renewable Fuels Standard

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The city of Portland, OR, has established a mandate that requires minimum blends of biodiesel and ethanol in petroleum-based fuels sold within the city and requires city-owned vehicles to maximize use of renewable fuels.

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

David Morris on WCCO’s Project Energy – What is Ethanol?

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/david-morris-wccos-project-energy-what-ethanol/
Article filed under Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Jul 13, 2006

Bye Bye Petro-Plastics, Hello Compostable Bioplastics?

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/bye-bye-petro-plastics-hello-compostable-bioplastics/

ILSR launches its Sustainable Plastics Project, which is exploring the potential of bio-based and compostable plastics to substitute for harmful petroleum-based products and packaging. See ILSR’s article, “Crops Into Plastics: How emerging bioplastic technology could impact the waste stream” Waste Age (July 2006). In June 2006, the Oakland, California City Council passed an ordinance banning… Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jul 7, 2006

Podcast: Discussion of State Policy Supporting Biofueled PHEVs

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Hear ILSR vice president David Morris talking to Inside Renewable Energy on the successful campaign for a new law in Minnesota that requires the state to give priority to plug-in hybrid vehicles and to take steps toward establishing a flexible fuel vehicle industry.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jun 30, 2006

San Francisco Mayor Directs City To Use Biodiesel Fuel Blends

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/san-francisco-mayor-directs-city-use-biodiesel-fuel-blends/

By executive directive, Mayor Gavin Newsom has ordered diesel vehicles in use by San Francisco’s public agencies must use at least a 20 percent biodiesel (B20) blend by the end of 2007. The City currently uses about 8 million gallons of diesel fuel each year.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jun 27, 2006

November Ballot Initiative Would Tax Oil and Fund Renewables

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/november-ballot-initiative-would-tax-oil-and-fund-renewables/

After supporters gathered more than 1.1 million signatures, California voters will see an interesting measure on the November 7, 2006, ballot. The “Clean Alternative Energy Act Initiative” would assess a 1.5-6.0 percent tax on oil companies operating in California to fund alternative fuels and renewable energy development.

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Article, Resource filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jun 21, 2006

The New Ethanol Future Demands a New Public Policy

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/the-new-ethanol-future-demands-a-new-public-policy/

The New Ethanol Future Demands a New Public Policy by David Morris, Vice President Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) June 21, 2006 This document is an expanded version of “An Ear for the Market,” an opinion piece published in the New York Times. Ethanol’s time has arrived.  After 25 years of fighting just to survive… Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jun 21, 2006

British Government Aims to Be Climate Neutral By 2012

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/british-government-aims-be-climate-neutral-2012/

All UK central government departments and their agencies will be carbon neutral within six years in an attempt to model environmentally sustainable behavior to business and consumers. Once carbon neutrality is reached, the government has set an additional target to reduce carbon emissions from government offices by 30 percent by the year 2020.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Jun 19, 2006

New Analysis Refutes Findings of Wal-Mart Price Study

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Last November, the consulting firm Global Insight (GI) released a study that found that Wal-Mart saved U.S. consumers $263 billion in 2004. That works out to $2,329 for the average household — a striking degree of economic benefit. But a rigorous new analysis by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a non-profit think-tank, concludes that the GI study is “fraught with problems.”
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