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

Vermont Lawmakers Weigh Statewide Big-Box Law

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/vermont-lawmakers-weigh-statewide-bigbox-law/

If a new ordinance limiting big-box retail development in the town of Bennington, Vermont, is endorsed by voters in an April referendum, two lawmakers say they will introduce bills to extend those restrictions statewide.

In January, the Bennington Select Board voted unanimously to ban stores over 75,000 square feet and to require retail development projects larger than 30,000 square feet to pass a community impact review.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 14, 2005

Report: Oregon Looks At Knocking Down Barriers to Expand Distributed Generation

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/report-oregon-looks-knocking-down-barriers-expand-distributed-generation/

The Oregon Public Utility Commission [OPUC] issued a report, "Distributed Generation in Oregon: Overview, Regulatory Barriers and Recommendations. The report describes how customers and utilities are using DG technologies, their benefits, as well as current and projected costs. This report stands out since very few states have devoted resources to investigate policy options to increase distributed generation.

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Article filed under Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Mar 12, 2005

Why Not Here?: A simple question that corporations and governments are being asked more frequently.

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/why-not-here-a-simple-question-that-corporations-and-governments-are-being-asked-more-frequently/

Neil Seldman Waste to Wealth Program Institute for Local Self-Reliance Washington, DC 20005 12 March 2005 Common sense is taking on a radical tone in the community environmental defense arena as the public is asking why can’t we have clean industry in the US if the same companies that pollute here are operating clean facilities… Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 9, 2005

California Seeks A Million Solar Roofs by 2018

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/california-seeks-million-solar-roofs-2018/

In late February, California Governor Schwarzenegger’s office released the details of the California Million Solar Roofs bills (SB 1 and SB 1017). The two bills together will create a ten-year incentive program to help Californians install one million solar electric rooftops on homes and businesses throughout the state by 2018.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 9, 2005

Wal-Mart Tries to Skirt Maryland Size Cap Law

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/walmart-tries-skirt-maryland-size-cap-law/

Wal-Mart is attempting to skirt a size cap law in Calvert County, Maryland, by erecting two side-by-side stores.

The law limits stores in the town of Dunkirk to no more than 75,000 square feet. Wal-Mart has proposed a 74,998-square-foot store adjacent to a 22,689-square-foot garden center.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 8, 2005

Our Take: Responding to Reich on Wal-Mart

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

Our response to the destructive force of mega-corporations like Wal-Mart ought to involve much more than adopting regulations that "soften the blows" and "slow the pace of change," as Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Clinton, argued in a recent New York Times op-ed entitled "Don’t Blame Wal-Mart."

Yes, we most certainly should raise the minimum wage and require companies to offer employees affordable health insurance, as Reich suggests.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 4, 2005

Arizona Chain Reaction Backs Bill to End Big-Box Subsidies

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/arizona-chain-reaction-backs-bill-end-bigbox-subsidies/

Arizona Chain Reaction (AZCR), a coalition of nearly 600 independent businesses, has launched a campaign of phone calls and emails to urge state lawmakers to enact legislation that would curtail cities’ ability to offer tax breaks and subsidies to chain retail developments.

"We’ve got bidding wars going on among cities out here," said Kimber Lanning, owner of Stinkweeds, a music store in Tempe, and founding member of AZCR.

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Article filed under Waste to Wealth, Zero Waste & Economic Development | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Mar 1, 2005

Universal Reuse as a Practical Alternative

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/paul-palmer-d-getting-to-zero-waste-universal-recycling-as-a-practical-alternative-to-endless-attempts-to-clean-up-pollution-purple-sky-press-sebastopol-ca-2004/

The author of Getting to Zero Waste is angry at the lack of progress in moving toward what he sees as a readily achievable industrial economy based on zero waste, since he first introduced its theory and practice over 30 years ago. Paul Palmer’s book provides a timely critique of the government and corporate barriers to achieving universal reuse. Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 1, 2005

Report: DG Interconnections Improve Dramatically in California

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/report-dg-interconnections-improve-dramatically-california/

California’s Public Interest Energy (PIER) Program has received a final report that provides an analysis of the impacts, costs and timelines for distributed generation interconnection in California.

The new report, “Improving Interconnections in California”, covers four areas.

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