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FILTER RESULTS ►QUICK NEWS, May 22: WHAT THE U.S. CAN LEARN FROM GERMAN SOLAR SUCCESS; EARLY RESULTS SHOW WIND CAN PROTECT EAGLES; TEXAS GROWING NEW ENERGY, QUADRUPLES SUN
WHAT THE U.S. CAN LEARN FROM GERMAN SOLAR SUCCESS Germany Has More Solar Power Because Everyone Wins John Farrell, February 8 and May 20, 2013 (Institute for Local Self-Reliance) “…[Most have figured out it is not the Germany’s solar resource or policies make it a world solar industry force. Show More Summary
QUICK NEWS, May 15: MINNESOTA’S SOLAR AMBITIONS IN CONTEXT; RHODE ISLAND’S FIGHT OVER OCEAN WIND; VC MONEY FOR SMART GRID STEADY
MINNESOTA’S SOLAR AMBITIONS IN CONTEXT Minnesota’s Proposed Solar Standard in Comparison John Farrell, April 25, 2013 (Institute for Local Self-Reliance) “Some Minnesota legislators are getting a little weak-kneed listening to utility...Show More Summary
Report: Composting Food Scraps, Clippings Could Create 2X as Many Jobs as Landfilling
Composting is a major job creator, according to a new report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC, in conjunction with International Compost Awareness Week. The report, based on a survey of Maryland composters, claims that 1,400 new full-time jobs could be supported for every million tons of [...]
Charticle: Local Permitting Makes a Bigger Difference as Solar Gets Cheap
John Farrell via Institute for Local Self-Reliance Going solar keeps getting cheaper, but most of the cost savings have come from less expensive solar panels. “Soft costs,” like permitting and inspections, are a rising share of the cost of a solar installation. Several years ago, these permits could increase the cost of a residential solar project [...]
Open thread for night owls: Decentralizing electrical power can help decentralize economic power
Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, author of the Big Box Scandal and publisher of the monthly newsletter, the Hometown Advantage Bulletin. Here is her TedX talk on "Why We Can't Shop Our Way...Show More Summary
Showrooming Taking a Bite Out of Local Businesses
The Institute for Self-Reliance recently released a survey of local businesses. One topic they covered was showrooming and as the chart below shows, it's having an impact on local retailers. As we pointed out last year, showrooming is just starting...
Do Buy Local Programs Work?
Interesting study done by the Institute for Self-Reliance shows that buy local programs are effective, or at least that's what the local businesses who responded think. As the chart below, from the study, shows 75% of respondents think the programs...
Barriers To Distributed Renewable Energy [Slideshow]
The following presentation by Institute for Local Self-Reliance Senior Researcher John Farrell examines the five major barriers to the expansion of community-based and conventional distributed renewable energy. The barriers range from...Show More Summary
Who should pay climate change costs?
The co-founder of the US-based Institute for Local Self-Reliance argues for an end to ad hoc financial response to natural disasters. Who should pay climate change costs? is a post from: OurWorld 2.0
Why Communities Should Decide What Telecom Networks They Have
Written by Christopher Mitchell, the Director of the Telecommunications as Commons Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, and Todd O’Boyle, the Program Director for the Media and Democracy Reform Initiative at Common Cause. Not long ago, the United States led the world in broadband connectivity. Now we are in 16th place, trailing most developed nations. We [...]
The Economics Of The Google Gigabit
Written by Christopher Mitchell, the director of the Telecommunications as Commons Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, and originally posted July 30 on its site, muninetworks.org. In the excitement around ‘s unveiling of the $70 gigabit broadband connection in, some may be wondering how it is that can offer a gigabit for moderately more than what most [...]
Four Charts Provide Distributed Solar Lessons From California
by John Farrell, via the Institute For Local Self-Reliance A new study for the California Public Utilities Commission explores the “Technical Potential for Local Distributed Photovoltaics in California.” Basically, it’s one of the more in-depth analyses of local solar power in the country, suggesting that California has the capacity to add 15 gigawatts (GW) of [...]
The Big Part of Walmart's Eco-Impact the Bentonville Behemoth Forgot
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance reminds us that Walmart's basic development pattern has a huge environmental impact, and doesn't feature in its latest sustainability report at all.
10 Ways Walmart is Failing on Sustainability: Can It Improve?
To help people better evaluate Walmart’s claims of being a green leader, Food & Water Watch and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance have published their Top Ten Ways Walmart Fails on Sustainability. While their perspective differs from TriplePundit's, we welcome their participation on the site.
Institute for Local Self-Reliance Calls Walmart’s Sustainability Campaign Greenwashing
Walmart’s Sustainability Campaign is now in its seventh year, and according to a new report by the Institute for Local Self Reliance, the retail giant’s progress has been less than stellar: “At its current pace, Walmart will need roughly 300 years to reach its goal of 100 percent renewable energy.” With the installation of solar [...]
Report: Walmart Is Not Walking the Walk
A report by the Minneapolis-based Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) entitled “Walmart’s Greenwash” examines the retail giant’s environmental impact and finds that the results are falling far short of the promises. According to...Show More Summary
Walmart Accused of Greenwashing
Walmart’s heavily-promoted sustainability initiatives have done more to improve the company’s image than to help the environment, according to research by the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Since Walmart unveiled its sustainability...Show More Summary
Mapping Solar Grid Parity
Within a decade, 100 million Americans could get cheaper electricity from rooftop solar — without subsidies — than is provided by their utility. This finding from a new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance — Rooftop Revolution: Changing Everything with Cost-Effective Local Solar — inspired our popular animated map, showing when major metropolitan areas reached [...]Show More Summary
Solar grid parity 101—and why you should care
by John Farrell.
This post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project.
Solar
grid parity is considered the tipping point for solar power, when
installing solar power will cost less than buying electricity from the
grid. Show More Summary
Gainesville, Fla., becomes a world leader in solar power
by John Farrell.
This post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project.
You
don’t have to be big to go big on solar power. That’s the lesson from
he Gainesville...Show More Summary
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