To commemorate David Morris's life and work after his sudden passing, we're re-releasing a 2017 interview about local power ...

We are deeply saddened to share that David Morris, co-founder of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and a pioneering voice ...

Para esta información y solicitud en español, haga clic aquí. Applications Now Open for the Composting for Community Mini-Grant Program The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is launching year ...

Paola Santana, founder of G-Commerce, talks to BLP about using a human-centered approach to fix a broken government purchasing system.

Recast City's Ilana Preuss returns to Building Local Power to talk small scale manufacturing and the funding gap for historically marginalized entrepreneurs ...

Riverbank, CA mayor Rachel Hernandez tells Building Local Power about governing as a renter, a daughter of immigrants, and a political newcomer.

Find out how much of the U.S. solar fleet is made up of small, distributed sources that help communities build local wealth in 2024.

North Carolina State Rep Dante Pittman discusses how innovative ideas and leadership have led to economic growth in his hometown of Wilson, NC.

ILSR’s Community Power Scorecard evaluates state policies as they are written, not their implementation. The work of advancing energy democracy requires continued advocacy, vigilance, and effort. The ...

Ohio Statehouse Rep. Tristan Rader joins the Building Local Power podcast to discuss Cleveland, labor, energy, and thinking local from the statehouse.

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.

The decision to stop enforcing a single law decimated the independent grocery market and led to the dominance of big chains.