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Resource filed under Broadband | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jul 26, 2005

Becca Vargo Daggett on Wendy Wilde Show Discussing Wireless Broadband

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Wendy Wilde interviews Becca Vargo Daggett regarding broadband developments in Minnesota.
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Article, ILSR Press Room filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 13, 2005

Biomass: Which Road to Take?

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A strategic report on developing a sustainable biomass policy, prepared for a foundation in 2001, offers a vision that is still relevant today.

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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Sep 1, 2003

The Ethanol Glass Is Still Only Half Full

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/17038/

The Ethanol Glass Is Still Only Half Full by David Morris originally published in Ethanol Today, September 2003 The ethanol industry is alive and well. By the middle of next year demand could exceed 3 billion gallons. As New York, Connecticut and other states phase out MTBE demand could surpass 4 billion gallons by 2007…. Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Aug 5, 2003

We Don’t Need a National Energy Bill

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/we-dont-need-a-national-energy-bill/

We Don’t Need a National Energy Bill By David Morris Originally Published on Alternet, August 5, 2003 Two days before the August recess, the nation’s oil and coal and nuclear companies had run out of time. Despite the vigorous efforts of Republicans, Senate Democrats had stalled a vote on an energy bill. It looked like… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Sep 29, 2002

For Farmers, a Rare Exercise in Economic Democracy

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/16970/

For Farmers, a Rare Exercise in Economic Democracy By David Morris September 29, 2002 Originally Published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune A few days ago the shareholders of a large Minnesota company approved the company’s sale to a much larger corporation headquartered in Illinois. In and of itself, this was no big news. Last year… Continue reading

Article filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jun 5, 2001

Solutions to Electricity Crisis

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

Themedia simply report on California’s shortfall of thousands of megawatts and limit the discussion to President Bush’s energy plan and Gov. Gray Davis’ plea for wholesale rate caps. They’re missing the real story. California may need thousands of megawatts of generating capacity in the long run, but the rolling blackouts hit only a few blocks at a time. This summers’ electricity crisis, therefore, isn’t going to be dealt with in Washington or even Sacramento, but at the local and neighborhood level.

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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Sep 1, 2000

In a Carbohydrate Economy, Ownership Matters

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

In a Carbohydrate Economy, Ownership Matters By David Morris Fall 2000 Almost 20 years ago I coined the term “carbohydrate economy” to describe an industrial system with two distinctive features 1. Carbohydrates replace hydrocarbons. We rely on vegetables to supply not only our stomachs but our factories. 2. Cultivators and their surrounding regions capture a… Continue reading

Resource filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | 2 Comments | Updated on Nov 15, 1998

Don’t Bribe ‘Em. Buy ‘Em: A strategic proposal on how New Yorkers can create–and control–a minor baseball league of their own

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Inthe next two years, New Yorkers will spend nearly $50 million dollars to build two stadiums for minor league teams in order to lure away short-season, class A ball clubs from other communities. And in ten years? New Yorkers may well have to consider building bigger stadiums for those same teams so they don’t threaten to move as the Yankees are now doing. A better idea: For the same amount of taxpayer money, New Yorkers can create–and own–a minor league comprised of several good ball clubs and still have money left over to put toward stadiums. And New Yorkers can–for years to come–root for teams that are truly rooted in their own community.

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Article, Resource filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 28, 1998

The New Power Rules: Marrying Action and Consequence

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Thisspeech by David Morris was originally presented at a conference of the Environmental Grantmakers Association 1998 Retreat in Houston, Texas, on October 28, 1998. Letme begin with what I hope is a relatively uncontroversial proposition. Rules Matter. Some of you may have a visceral reaction to the word"rules", for it conjures up notions of meddling and government bureaucracies. But the reality is that human societies always have and always will make rules that channel scientific genius, and investment capital and entrepreneurial energy in certain directions. We make the rules, and to a large extent, the rules make us. Continue reading