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ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Feb 12, 2008

Giving the Money Back Can Lead to an Effective Carbon Cap

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For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: 612-276-3456 GIVING THE MONEY BACK CAN LEAD TO AN EFFECTIVE CARBON CAP Carbon caps with universal dividends create an ethical, equitable and politically effective climate policy Minneapolis, Minn.– (February 12, 2008). Common to many proposals addressing climate change is a carbon cap – limiting and lowering global warming emissions… Continue reading

ILSR Press Room filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Jan 22, 2008

New Report Concludes: To Be Competitive, Cities Must Own High Speed Information Networks

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For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: 612-276-3456 New Report Concludes: To Be Competitive, Cities Must Own High Speed Information Networks Minneapolis, Minn.– (January 22, 2008). The United States, creator of the Internet, increasingly lags in high-speed access to it. In the absence of a national broadband strategy, hundreds of communities have invested in broadband infrastructure… Continue reading

ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 17, 2008

New Study Proposes Powerful Strategy To Expand Renewable Energy and Boost Local Economies

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For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: 612-276-3456 NEW STUDY PROPOSES POWERFUL STRATEGY TO EXPAND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND BOOST LOCAL ECONOMIES Minneapolis, Minn.– (January 17, 2008). Several European countries and the Canadian province of Ontario have recently adopted feed-in tariffs, a mandated, long-term premium price for renewable energy paid by the local utility company to renewable… Continue reading

Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Dec 5, 2007

Fiber-optic networks – the roads of the digital age

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Fiber-optic networks – the roads of the digital age By Christopher Mitchell, originally published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, December 5, 2007 The United States, birthplace to the Internet, now lags in access to it. Countries in Asia and Europe now have faster and cheaper connections, allowing their businesses to communicate more effectively, operate… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 5, 2007

Global warming requires local solutions

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Global warming requires local solutions Cities should use bonding authority to promote energy conservation. The savings would easily pay back the expense. By John Bailey, originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 5, 2007 More than 650 cities around the country, including Minneapolis, have formally agreed to honor the Kyoto Protocol and reduce their… Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 15, 2007

On renewable energy, go local

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On renewable energy, go local A focus on output in gallons and megawatts leads to large-scale ethanol plants and wind farms. Such facilities aren’t the most beneficial, nor even the most efficient. By John Farrell, originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, August 15, 2007 In the past two years, renewable energy has catapulted to… Continue reading

ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 6, 2007

Locally Owned Wind And Ethanol—Better, Not Bigger

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 6, 2007 Contact: John Farrell, 612-276-3456 x210 – jfarrell [@] ilsr.org LOCALLY OWNED WIND AND ETHANOL—BETTER, NOT BIGGER Wind and Ethanol: Economies and Diseconomies of Scale This August 2007 report finds that there are indeed small cost reductions from very large scale, absentee owned renewable energy facilities. But that these… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jul 10, 2007

Emissions cap is key in addressing climate issue

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Emissions cap is key in addressing climate issue Here’s a plan that offers a comprehensive approach and puts money in the pocket of every Minnesotan. By David Morris and Peter Barnes, originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 10, 2007 For Gov. Tim Pawlenty, global warming is the “defining issue of our time.” Our… Continue reading

ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Jun 29, 2007

Maine Enacts Landmark Law Requiring Economic Impact Studies of Big-Box Projects

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For Immediate Release: June 29, 2007 Contact: Daphne Loring, Maine Fair Trade Campaign, (207) 777-6387; Stacy Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (207) 774-6792 Maine Enacts Landmark Law Requiring Economic Impact Studies of Big-Box Projects Augusta, ME – Maine has become the first state in the nation to require cities and towns to evaluate the impact… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jun 1, 2007

Greed, yes; public good, no

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Greed, yes; public good, no Republicans don’t always mind paying more at the pump. It depends. By David Morris, originally published in the Mineapolis Star Tribune, June 1, 2007 For Republicans, an increase in gas prices driven by oil companies may be unwelcome, but it is very much in the natural economic order of things…. Continue reading