Institute for Local Self-Reliance

@ilsr

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Institute for Local Self-Reliance @ilsr Nov 4, 2025

Our Local Energy Policy Toolkit is now available to all lawmakers and advocates who want to build clean energy economies in their community — without waiting for Congress.

Check it out: ilsr.org/energy/local-e…

Institute for Local Self-Reliance @ilsr Jul 25, 2025

Deadline extended! Make sure to get your application in by Friday, August 1 ➡️ bit.ly/C4Cminigrants

ilsr.org $150,000 Grant Program for Composters in Historically Underserved Communities | Composting for... Composting for Community article by Clarissa Libertelli and Jordan Ashby explores Community Composting, focusing on Racial Equity

Institute for Local Self-Reliance @ilsr Jun 16, 2025

The social, environmental, and economic benefits of local composting can transform neighborhoods. That’s why we’re awarding $10,000 grants to up to 15 composting projects serving historically excluded communities in New England & NYC!

Apply by July 25 ➡️ bit.ly/C4Cminigrants

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Institute for Local Self-Reliance @ilsr Jul 8, 2025

Calling all climate advocates and activists! If you’re fighting for clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate legislation in your community, you’re probably facing resistance from a monopoly utility company. 1/2

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

Institute for Local Self-Reliance @ilsr Jun 16, 2025

The social, environmental, and economic benefits of local composting can transform neighborhoods. That’s why we’re awarding $10,000 grants to up to 15 composting projects serving historically excluded communities in New England & NYC!

Apply by July 25 ➡️ bit.ly/C4Cminigrants

Institute for Local Self-Reliance @ilsr May 23, 2025

By dismissing its price discrimination lawsuit against PepsiCo, the FTC has chosen to “abandon communities that depend on fair competition to maintain access to essential goods and services,” says @stacyfmitchell.

Read the full statement ⬇️ ilsr.org/articles/stacy…

ilsr.org Stacy Mitchell Condemns FTC’s Dismissal of Case Against PepsiCo for Advantaging Walmart The FTC has chosen to "abandon communities that depend on fair competition to maintain access to essential goods and services," says Stacy Mitchell.