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ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 7, 2013

On-site Solar Revolution Forecast For U.S.

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/on-site-solar-revolution-forecast-u-s/

Cogeneration Magazine, January 7, 2013 Rooftop solar could meet 10% of US power demand by 2022, claims the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), which expects installations on more than 35 million buildings to undercut utility power. The ILSR’s report forecasts that a surge of distributed generation from photovoltaic (PV) panels on homes and businesses will… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 6, 2013

Shop Local Movement Sweeps Lowcountry

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/shop-local-movement-sweeps-lowcountry/

The Beaufort Gazette, January 6, 2013 A coupon book offering discounts at Hilton Head Island restaurants and a website promoting businesses in downtown Beaufort and Port Royal represent the latest attempts to lure Lowcountry diners and shoppers away from big-box retailers and chain restaurants and into locally owned shops and eateries. …snip… Around the same… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Jan 4, 2013

Group Seeks Co-op Status for Troubled Vermont Municipal Network

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/group-seeks-co-op-status-troubled-vermont-municipal-network/

Telecompetitor, January 4, 2013 A citizen’s group in Burlington, Vermont hopes to transform troubled municipal network Burlington Telecom into a customer-owned cooperative. In so doing, the group – tentatively called Green Mountain Broadband Fiber — hopes to prevent the network from being privatized and to retain local control. According to a report published by the… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Jan 3, 2013

Telcos Lobby North Carolina to Make Community Internet Illegal, Then Abandon the State to 2nd Worst Internet in the Country

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/telcos-lobby-north-carolina-community-internet-illegal-abandon-state-2nd-worst-internet-country/

Boing Boing, January 3, 2013 A lot of people were frustrated in 2011 when the North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill written by Time Warner Cable to revoke local authority to build community-owned networks. A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Common Cause explains how Time Warner Cable, AT&T, and CenturyLink… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 1, 2013

Solar for All

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

Sierra Magazine, January 1, 2013 I really wanted the figures to work out. So did Ricky, the nice young guy from Sungevity who was trying to lease me a solar array for my roof. My family was looking into a 1.7-kilowatt system—the smallest available. Even so, our miserly habits kept us firmly in our utility’s… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 29, 2012

Zagara’s Family Grocery Prepares for New Big Competitor, Walmart

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/zagaras-family-grocery-prepares-big-competitor-walmart/

Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 29, 2012 CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — At Zagara’s Marketplace, shoppers who can’t find something they need can request it at the customer service desk.  Store President John Zagara will hunt it down and special-order it — even if the person who asked for it ends up being the only customer who… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 20, 2012

Bangladesh Fire Shows Why We Can’t Trust Walmart to Green Its Supply Chain

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/bangladesh-fire-shows-cant-trust-walmart-green-supply-chain/

Grist Magazine, December 20, 2012 Walmart has staked the lion’s share of its sustainability program on greening its supply chain. Instead of changing its own business practices — selling flimsy, landfill-bound products and building sprawling stores that can only be reached by car, for example — Walmart has said that it can make more headway… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 18, 2012

Rooftop Solar As Cheap As Grid Power in Ten Years, Report Predicts

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rooftop-solar-cheap-grid-power-ten-years-report-predicts/

ReWire, December 18, 2012 Those utilities we’ve been mentioning over the last couple days who are worried about rooftop solar may well have good reason to feel that way. A new report forecasts that within ten years, power from solar panels on your roof will be as inexpensive as power from local electric companies across… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business, The Public Good, Waste to Wealth | Written by John Bailey | No Comments | Updated on Dec 17, 2012

It’s the New Economy, Stupid.

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

The Nation, December 17, 2012 Most progressives have long embraced a clear alternative to the conservative story that prosperity flows best from a “free market” unfettered by government regulation and taxes. The standard progressive response: government incentives and spending are essential to spur the creation of jobs, and unions and regulations can make them “good… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 10, 2012

Buy Smart, But Shopping Won’t Change the World

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/buy-smart-shopping-change-world/

Forbes, December 10, 2012 After posting articles about how consumer trends will change the way we eat and recommending seven great gift ideas for your sustainability obsessed foodie, I am now here to tell you that shopping will not change the world. Although buying from small farms, investing in community supported agriculture and shopping at… Continue reading