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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 2, 2006

Business Forum: ‘Givings’ could help fund LRT expansion

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Business Forum: ‘Givings’ could help fund LRT expansion by David Morris Originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 2, 2006 We’re all familiar with the “takings” movement, and its central argument. If a public action reduces the value of property, the public should compensate the owner for the loss. You’ve probably never heard of… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 1, 2006

Commentary: Before long, a vehicle that solves problems?

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Commentary: Before long, a vehicle that solves problems? by David Morris Originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 1, 2006 I magine driving a car without consuming petroleum, or generating pollution, or making noise. Imagine getting the equivalent of 100 to 150 miles per gallon. Imagine that every time you drove, you pumped money… Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 31, 2006

Update: Ontario Moves Forward With Standard Offer Contracts for Small Renewable Energy Projects

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/update-ontario-moves-forward-standard-offer-contracts-small-renewable-energy-projects/

The province of Ontario has directed two agencies to implement and develop the details and contracts for a Standard Offer Program that will make it easier and more cost-effective for businesses and entrepreneurs to sell power to the grid by setting a fixed price for small generation projects that use renewable energy.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 31, 2006

OR Governor Wants State Buildings to Use 100 Percent Renewable Electricity by 2010

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Oregon’s Governor Ted Kulongoski told the State Sustainability Board recently that he wants new renewable electricity in Oregon to supply 100 percent of state government’s electrical needs by 2010.

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Article, Resource filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Mar 28, 2006

The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy

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

The carbohydrate economy could transform agriculture as well as energy, reviving producer co-ops, and giving farmers a hedge against voilatile commodity prices. For the first time in 60 years, the carbohydrate economy is back on the public-policy agenda. It is an exciting historical opportunity, but one we should approach with deliberation and foresight.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 22, 2006

Damariscotta, Maine, Rejects Wal-Mart, Endorses Size Cap

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On Tuesday, voters in the small town of Damariscotta, Maine, overwhelmingly approved a local law barring stores over 35,000 square feet (about the size of a medium grocery store). The vote puts an end to Wal-Mart’s plans to build a 187,000-square-foot supercenter in this village of just 2,000 people. Continue reading

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

Vermont Senate Passes Big-Box Bill

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By a wide margin, the Vermont Senate endorsed a bill that would require any proposed big-box store in the state to undergo an economic and community impact analysis. Continue reading

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

Publicly Owned Infrastructure Beats Regulated Net Neutrality

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The media are abuzz with a new high-tech phrase:  “net neutrality”. It may sound complicated, but the concept is quite simple. Right now, the Internet treats all traffic equally. Companies that own the connections from your home and business to the Internet now want to start giving some traffic priority over others, for a fee.

Somecompare this proposal to an express toll road. Users pay extra for faster service. But Internet service subscribers already pay a monthly toll based on the speed of service.  You pay more for speeds of 3 Mbps than 750 Kbps.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 13, 2006

Ethanol Cooperative Installing Biomass Energy System For On-Site Energy Needs

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Taking an important step towards making ethanol production more reliant on renewable energy, the Central Minnesota Ethanol Cooperative is nearing completion of a biomass-fueled energy system at its ethanol plant near Little Falls, MN.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 2, 2006

Arizona Renewable Energy Standard Requires On-Site Distributed Generation

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The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has adopted rules to implement a new renewable energy standard requiring 15 percent renewables by 2025. The ACC voted to require that 30% of the renewable requirement in years 2011 and beyond must be met by local on-site renewable energy projects installed by homes and businesses.

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