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30 Jan 2024

Community Composting’s Untapped Potential for Local Zero Waste & Climate Resilience Efforts (feat. Kourtnii Brown)

by Linda Bilsens Brolis and Jordan Ashby | Date: 30 Jan 2024 | posted in: Composting | 0

In this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, we are joined by Kourtnii Brown, founder and director of Common Compost (Oakland, California) and CEO of the California Alliance for Community Composting. We discuss the immense potential of community composting to scale up and meet diversion goals based on the findings of the Community Composting for Green Spaces (CCGS) 2021/22 pilot program.… Read More

29 Jan 2024

The City Series

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 29 Jan 2024 | posted in: Building Local Power, Detroit | 0

In our new season of Building Local Power, The City Series, we take a tour of cities and towns across the U.S. and talk to guests who are working to make their communities more locally self-reliant.… Read More

17 Jan 2024

Petitioners Ask Feds to Investigate Utility Abuses of Monopoly Power — Episode 201 of Local Energy Rules

by Maria McCoy | Date: 17 Jan 2024 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0

In this episode from the archive, Howard Crystal and Liz Veazey discuss a petition to the Federal Trade Commission and why electric utility practices require federal investigation. ILSR first published this interview in June of 2022.… Read More

3 Jan 2024

200 Episodes, 10 Lessons, and Your Questions — Episode 200 of Local Energy Rules

by Maria McCoy | Date: 3 Jan 2024 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0

For this milestone 200th episode, John Farrell reflects on 10 years of making the Local Energy Rules podcast, shares what he has learned from over 200 guests, and answers some listener questions.… Read More

21 Dec 2023

How to Get Away With Merger Season Recap

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 21 Dec 2023 | posted in: Building Local Power, How to Get Away With Merger | 0

Local initiatives are resisting profit-driven mergers by mobilizing their communities and building robust local economies. … Read More

20 Dec 2023

Scaling Up Home Energy Investment — Episode 199 of Local Energy Rules

by Maria McCoy | Date: 20 Dec 2023 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0

Matt Flaherty discusses the barriers to home energy upgrades, how inclusive utility investment is a scalable solution that addresses many of these barriers, and what it will take to get utilities on board with on-bill financing.… Read More

14 Dec 2023

Cleanup on Aisle 1990

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 14 Dec 2023 | posted in: Building Local Power, How to Get Away With Merger | 0

Communities nationwide proactively address food security by opening grocery stores that adopt innovative ownership, access, and governance approaches. … Read More

6 Dec 2023

Loopholes and Scams in New York Gas Plans — Episode 198 of Local Energy Rules

by Maria McCoy | Date: 6 Dec 2023 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0

Ben Kuebrich discusses New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, what to expect when gas utilities do their own decarbonization planning, and how states and clean energy advocates can actually address methane gas use in the buildings sector.… Read More

30 Nov 2023

Sparking a Community Broadband Revolution

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 30 Nov 2023 | posted in: Building Local Power, How to Get Away With Merger | 0

Sparklight monopolization of East Carroll Parrish prompts leaders to build a fiber-to-the-home network for fast, affordable Internet. … Read More

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