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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 24, 2005

Big-Box Dropped from Portland Redevelopment Project

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

Responding to intense public pressure, developers in a three-way competition to redevelop a site on the east side of Portland, Oregon, have dropped plans to include big-box retail in their projects.

The Portland Development Commission has been considering proposals to redevelop five city blocks at the base of the Burnside Bridgehead east of the Willamette River.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 21, 2005

Neat Biodiesel (B100) Producers Fighting For Tax Incentive

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/neat-biodiesel-b100-producers-fighting-tax-incentive/

About 70 biodiesel manufacturers and distributors have urged the IRS to allow 100 percent biodiesel (known as neat biodiesel or B100) to qualify for the recently enacted excise tax exemption for biofuels.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 18, 2005

Massachusetts Spends Millions on Healthcare for Chain Store Employees

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/massachusetts-spends-millions-healthcare-chain-store-employees/

Massachusetts spent more than $52 million last year providing healthcare coverage to employees of some of the state’s largest companies, including numerous chain retailers like Wal-Mart, Dunkin Donuts, Stop & Shop, CVS, Home Depot, and Target.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 16, 2005

Comparing Solar Electric Policies in the U.S.

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

Top notch researchers, Ryan Wiser and Mark Bolinger, from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have presented estimates showing how solar electric power goals established in California will beat the expected PV installations in six states (and Washington DC) that have solar power requirements as part of their renewable energy portfolio standards.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 15, 2005

Report: High Value for Solar Power During Peak Times

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/report-high-value-solar-power-during-peak-times/

A recent report done for the Vote Solar Initiative shows that on-peak solar electricity has a value of between 23 and 35 cent per kilowatt-hour. The January 2005 report was authored by Ed Smeloff, formerly on the board of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and a long-time solar energy advocate.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 8, 2005

CPUC Moves to Protect Ratepayers from Future Greenhouse Gas Regulations

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/cpuc-moves-protect-ratepayers-future-greenhouse-gas-regulations/

A decision by the California PUC directs the state’s largest electric utilities to include CO2 costs between $8-25 per ton when evaluating the economics of future energy resource additions.

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

Montana Considers Tax on Big-Box Stores

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

"That giant sucking sound you hear coming from the edge of town is the sound of money being taken out of your community by big-box stores," said Montana Senator Ken Toole, who has introduced a bill that would levy a tax on the state’s big-box stores.

The bill would impose a progressive tax on stores with more than $20 million in annual sales. Revenue of $20 to $30 million would be taxed at 1 percent. The tax would rise to 1.5 percent for revenue in excess of $30 million and 2 percent for any revenue over $40 million.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 3, 2005

Board Says No Transmission Line on County Land

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/board-says-no-transmission-line-county-land/

The Douglas, WI, County Board passed a resolution last night denying the use of county land for a controversial transmission line that has been proposed to run from Minnesota across Wisconsin. The line, know as Arrowhead-Weston, is a $420 million, 220-mile project proposed by the American Transmission Co. (ATC), Minnesota Power and Wisconsin Public Service.

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Article, ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 2, 2005

Instructive Lessons on Ethanol

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

ILSR’s vice president David Morris gives the West Wing writers a piece of his mind and gives the rest of us an important lesson on the renewable fuel called ethanol.

Critics of ethanol often used outdated information and unsubstantiated rumors in arguments against the renewable fuel. Myths about the negative aspects of ethanol have persisted for decades even though the vast majority of studies continue to show the environmental, security and economic development benefits that the fuel provides. My colleague David Morris’ recent column is instructive reading.

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