Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Dec 12, 2024 · What is Local Self-Reliance? Local self-reliance means that we, the people, are free to exercise power over our lives — how we provide for our families, how resources are shared and allocated in our communities, and how decisions are made by government, corporations, and businesses because it affects all of us.
New Power Generation Quarterly: 2024 Q3
Dec 11, 2024 · More than 7.5 gigawatts of new power capacity went online in the third quarter of 2024 and most (90%) of this capacity was renewable. Seventy-four percent of new capacity was from solar generation, with 4 gigawatts of large-scale solar and 1.7 gigawatts of distributed solar.
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Composting for Community Communications Internship — Full-time (Remote, U.S.) The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is hiring a communications intern to join our Composting for Community (C4C) Initiative team.
The Policy Shift That Decimated Local Grocery Stores
Nov 26, 2024 · Click here to download the graph and timeline of events. For decades — from the 1930s until the 1980s — the U.S. grocery industry was remarkably competitive, with independent grocers thriving alongside large chains like Kroger and Safeway.
Resources & Publications - Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Jan 9, 2025 · “The Bad Target:” The Rise of Consumer Redlining. UC Davis professor Andrea Cann Chandrasekher shares her research into consumer redlining, the practice of retail chains providing lesser service in poor or BIPOC neighborhoods.
ILSR's 2024 Annual Report - Institute for Local Self-Reliance
May 1, 2024 · Jessica Auer, Tribal Broadband Policy Analyst, Community Broadband Networks. Jordan Ashby, Advocacy & Communications Lead, Composting for Community. John Bailey, Development Director. Ingrid Behrsin, Senior Researcher, Energy Democracy Initiative. Linda Bilsens Brolis, Associate Director for Education & Advocacy, Composting for Community. Danny Caine, Multimedia Content Creator
Wal-Mart Charged With Predatory Pricing
Nov 1, 2000 · In September, Wal-Mart was hit with three separate charges of predatory pricing. Government officials in Wisconsin and Germany accused the retailer of pricing goods below cost with an intent to drive competitors out of the market.
Home Composting Basics - Institute for Local Self-Reliance
What do I need to start outdoor composting if I’ve never done it before? You need: (1) a compost bin of some sort (we don’t recommend open piles for food scraps in suburban or urban communities), (2) space for the bin, (3) a pitch fork, (4) source of water, and (5) ready supply of leaves, twigs, straw, or other carbon-rich material (which …
In The Atlantic : The Great Grocery Squeeze
Dec 2, 2024 · While many have long believed that food deserts arise in areas that just can’t attract a grocery store, Stacy Mitchell argues in The Atlantic that the modern food desert is actually a result of the federal government’s early-1980s decision to stop enforcing the Robinson-Patman Act. In fact, there’s ample evidence that before the …
1920s-1930s The grocery chain A&P is rapidly taking over the market, driving local grocers out of business. Lawmakers ind that A&P is pressuring suppliers for preferential deals.