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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

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/business-forum-ford-can-find-its-way-by-looking-to-future/

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 Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 2, 2005

Baintree’s Municipal Utility Testing On-Site Energy Systems for Residential Customers

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/baintrees-municipal-utility-testing-onsite-energy-systems-residential-customers/

Baintree Electric Light Department (BELD) is partnering with Climate Energy to install and test out a 1 kW Micro-CHP (combined heat and power) systems. The units consists of a natural gas-powered Honda generator tied to a high-efficiency furnace.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 2, 2005

Orange County Will Save Millions By Generating On-Site Heat and Electricity

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/orange-county-will-save-millions-generating-onsite-heat-and-electricity/

Supervisors in Orange County, California, are planning to install a cogeneration system to meet the energy needs of some of their government offices at the Santa Ana Civic Center. Total system costs are estimated at $34 million for a little over 10 MW and would save the county from $4 million to $5 million a year.

The county would buy two 5.2-megawatt natural gas-fired generators to produce electricity. The equipment would also use the energy produced to fire boilers to heat and cool the government buildings.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 23, 2005

California City Nixes Wal-Mart to Protect Downtown

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/california-city-nixes-walmart-protect-downtown/

The City Council of Santa Maria, California, voted unanimously to deny Wal-Mart’s request to rezone land for a supercenter. Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 18, 2005

CPUC Seeks Comments on Achieving 33 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/cpuc-seeks-comments-achieving-33-percent-renewable-portfolio-standard/

Update: December 15, 2005
At today’s PUC meeting, the Commission directed the final version of the report “Achieving a 33% Renewable Energy Target”, as well as a summary of comments [see complete listing of comments] received on the report, to the Governor’s Climate Action Team. Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 17, 2005

Legislation Would Require All Vehicles to Be Flexible Fueled

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/legislation-would-require-all-vehicles-be-flexible-fueled/

On November 10th, several Senators from midwestern states introduced the Fuel Security and Consumer Choice Act. The bill would require all U.S. marketed vehicles to be manufactured as Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) within ten years. FFVs can use both regular gasoline and varying blends of renewable fuels like E-85 (motor fuel with 85 percent ethanol content).

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 16, 2005

Is your community on Wal-Mart’s list?

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

A leaked memo shows Wal-Mart plans to open or expand 484 stores in the U.S. this year, about 100 more stores than previously disclosed. Earlier this year CEO Lee Scott ordered employees to speed up the siting and construction of new stores in anticipation of more communities adopting zoning ordinances that restrict big-box development. Continue reading

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 15, 2005

Utah Businesses Urge Buy Local First

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/utah-businesses-urge-buy-local-first/

More than 300 locally owned businesses in Utah kicked off a Buy Local First campaign this week with nine days of special discounts and events. Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 10, 2005

Roseville, CA, Initiates Policy to Expand On-Site Generation in New Homes

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/roseville-ca-initiates-policy-expand-onsite-generation-new-homes/

Many future customers of the municipally-owned utility in Roseville, CA, will have super efficient homes and on-site photovoltaic systems installed on their roofs under a proposal approved recently by the Roseville City Council. The program could result in up to 4,000 new solar-powered homes built in Roseville over the next ten years. The nuts and bolts details of the utility’s Blueprint for Energy Efficiency and Solar Technology or BEST Homes proposal will be developed over the next six months with program implementation on July 1, 2006.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 10, 2005

Arizona Lawmakers Pledge to Ban Big-Box Subsidies

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/arizona-lawmakers-pledge-ban-bigbox-subsidies/

“The practice of competing to see who will kick-back the most taxpayer money to certain mega-businesses has gotten obscene,” declared Arizona State Representative Rick Murphy, one of several lawmakers pushing for a ban on retail subsidies. Continue reading