Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Building Local Power

Building Local Power brings you thought-provoking stories and new ideas for breaking the hold of corporate monopolies and expanding the power of communities to chart their own futures. We deliver insights from trailblazing lawmakers, scholars, business leaders, and advocates. Plus, conversations with in-house experts at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance help reveal the patterns and policies that shape our economy and communities. These stories and conversations help map solutions that distribute power to everyday people. Our newest series, The Data Centers Are Coming, brings listeners into...

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Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Categorie

Society

Website van de podcast

ilsr.org

Nieuwste aflevering

15 okt. 2026

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Afleveringen

Broadband Boosted at the Ballot, An Election Wrap-Up (Episode 5) 17.11.2016

In this episode, Chris Mitchell, the director of our Community Broadband Networks initiative, interviews Lisa Gonzalez, Senior Researcher for the Community Broadband Networks initiative about the recent election and what it means for municipal broadband networks across the nation. In this podcast, Gonzalez delves into the election results coming out of Colorado regarding the two dozen communities...

Energy Democracy: Customer Control over Renewable Energy (Episode 3) 20.10.2016

In this episode, Chris Mitchell, the director of our Community Broadband Networks initiative, interviews John Farrell, the director of our Energy Democracy initiative about the concept of energy democracy and about his latest report, Is Bigger Best in Renewable Energy? John specifically outlines some of the key concepts that make up the principles of energy democracy and how locally-owned renewabl...

The True Value of Recycling and the Waste Stream (Episode 2) 06.10.2016

In this episode, Chris Mitchell, the director of our Community Broadband Networks initiative, interviews Neil Seldman, ILSR co-founder and senior staff member of the Waste to Wealth initiative about the hidden value in our waste stream and, specifically, some recent comments made by the CEO of Waste Management, Inc. disparaging the value of recycling.… Read More

The Dark Store Tax Dodge of Big-Box Retailers (Episode 1) 23.09.2016

In the first episode of our new podcast series, "Building Local Power," Chris Mitchell, the director of our Community Broadband Networks initiative, interviews Olivia LaVecchia, a research associate with our Community-Scaled Economy initiative, about her work on the "dark store" strategy that big-box retailers have been using to slash their property tax assessments.… Read More

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