Local Energy Rules is a biweekly podcast about monopoly power, energy democracy, and how communities can take charge to transform the energy system. Our audience is researchers, grassroots organizers, ...

Compost is the dark, crumbly, earthy smelling material produced by the decomposition of organic materials such as food scraps and yard trimmings. When added to soil, compost sequesters carbon, ...

Empowering households and communities to push for clean, locally-owned, affordable energy and challenging the excessive power of monopoly utilities ...

The third episode in the Building Local Power: The New Class series finds us talking to North Carolina State Rep. Dante Pittman, recently elected to represent his hometown of Wilson, N.C., and the ...

On April 2, join this webinar to hear how innovative education and outreach strategies targeted at program participants – including social marketing campaigns to impact behavior – can reduce ...

Our team fights the unchecked power of corporate monopolies and champions policies that level the playing field for small independent businesses. How State Policymakers Can Take On Monopolies and ...

Where are community composters operating? Which cities, counties, and states support a distributed composting infrastructure through their policies and programs? ILSR’s Composting for Community Map ...

Join Building Local Power for a 5-part investigation into how monopoly power exploits systemic racism, inspired by ILSR’s Power Play report. Ohio Statehouse Rep. Tristan Rader joins the Building Local ...

A special series of the Local Energy Rules podcast focused on public power; utility companies owned by the cities they serve. On the Local Energy Rules Podcast, we share stories of monopoly power, ...

In March, the Montgomery County Extension Composter course – a hybrid training focused on best practices for food scrap composting at home and in the community – will be piloted in partnership with ...

State legislative and regulatory decisions on community power shape local autonomy, clean energy access, and utility accountability. They also determine who – utility shareholders or ratepayers – see ...