Institute for Local Self-Reliance

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Fighting corporate monopolies and building local power since 1974. Learn more: ilsr.org/newsletter-signup

Virtual Event | Climate Inaction: How Utility Monopoly Power Crushes Climate Progress Thursday, July 17 at 12:00 p.m. ET Panelists: Bill McKibben, Third Act; Mark Ellis, American Economic Liberties Project; Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
(3) To grow your community: Community composting gets people to engage with each other & how their food is grown. Making compost creates 4x more jobs (per ton) than landfills & incinerators. (4) To protect the climate: Food scraps in landfills & incinerators generate pollutants like methane… but food scraps converted into compost actually sequester carbon.
Why compost? (1) To reduce waste: >50% of municipal garbage is compostable. You can compost food scraps, yard trimmings, paper, wood waste & more! (2) To enhance your soil: Compost increases soil fertility & suppresses plant disease, improves soil structure, increases microbial activity & water retention capacity.
Zine titled “Resist Monopolies!: How to Fight Corporate Control and Support an Economy That Matters” on an orange background. Cartoon illustration on the zine’s cover depicts a group of community members standing up to rich businessmen who are attempting to dismantle Main Street. Text reads “New! Order online from Microcosm Publishing or request at your local independent bookstore!”
Statement: Federal lawsuit against Pepsi targets the illegal price discrimination that has fueled Walmart’s market dominance. “The FTC’s action today puts us on a path toward lowering grocery prices, eliminating food deserts, and revitalizing local economies,” said ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell.
Virtual Event | States and the Future of Antitrust: How State Policymakers Can Take On Monopolies and Rebuild Local Economies in 2025 and Beyond. Wednesday, January 15 at 3:00 p.m. ET. With leading policymakers, experts, and advocates, including State Attorneys General Keith Ellison and Kris Mayes.
Building Local Power: Sparking a Community Broadband Revolution. Background graphic illustrating Sparklight’s acquisition of Hargray by showing images of the two companies being zipped together over a photo of a girl participating in remote education.
Headline from The American Prospect: How Monopolies and Maps Are Killing ‘Internet for All’ by Sean Gonsalves, published December 5, 2023. Background image: satellite map of Cleveland.
Satellite map of Los Angeles showing the Watts neighborhood, outlined in red, right next to the Willowbrook neighborhood, outlined in light blue.
Satellite map of Oakland, outlined in red, with a quotation from #OaklandUndivided Deputy Director Georgia Savage: “This is modern day redlining.”