INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE

Community broadband networks - the community broadband network initiative promotes locally rooted, democratically accountable broadband networks that provide fast, affordable and reliable internet access to all americans.

Energy democracy - our energy democracy initiative empowers households and communities to produce their own local, clean, and renewable energy and oppose the excessive power of monopoly utilities. The public good - this initiative works to change the narrative that currently views the private sector as sacred and the public sector as inherently harmful. The program identifies research that challenges this narrative and educates the general public about the benefits of public goods and the risks attendent to a culture providing immense subsidies to privatization in all sectors. Composting for community - our composting for community initiative is advancing local composting to cut food loss, enhance soils, protect the climate, and create jobs through advocacy, training, research, education, and coalition building. Waste to wealth - the waste to wealth initiative provides hands-on technical assistance, as well as vital research, to help community organizations, government agencies, and private businesses convert discarded materials from environmental and economic liabilities into valuable resources that add value to the local economy while enhancing community resilience and development opportunities.