Institute for Local Self-Reliance

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Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Key people
Stacy Mitchell and John Farrell, Co-Directors[1]
Websiteilsr.org

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is a

Minneapolis, Minnesota.[3]

History

1980s

In the 1980s, ILSR worked with community organizations to halt a plan for six

waste incineration plants in Los Angeles. With ILSR's assistance, the Los Angeles groups then formed a coalition throughout Southern California that campaigned to have 15 additional mass burn plants cancelled between 1985 and 1988 in favor of recycling technologies.[4]

2000s

In October 2007, Booklist named ILSR Senior Researcher Stacy Mitchell's book Big-Box Swindle as one of the top ten business books of the year. Reminiscent of ILSR's early work on the economic impact of fast-food chains, this book details the largely negative economic and environmental impacts of big box stores and how ILSR is helping dozens of communities around the county buck this trend.[5]

In April 2008, ILSR's Healthy Building Network (HBN) program was spun off as an independent nonprofit organization. HBN is a network of green building professionals, environmental and health activists, socially responsible investment advocates and others who promote healthier building materials as a means of improving public health and preserving the global environment.[6]

2010–present

In August 2019, ILSR's Brenda Platt and Neil Seldman were profiled in Biocycle Magazine about their history of work on zero waste and community-scaled composting.[7]

In February 2020, ILSR Co-director Stacy Mitchell appeared in PBS Frontline's documentary, Amazon: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos.[8]

In April 2020, ILSR Co-director Stacy Mitchell was profiled in the New York Times by David Streitfeld. The article primarily focuses on her work and efforts to oppose Amazon's growing monopoly power.[9]

In 2021, Politico called the organization "one of the most prominent critics of the tech industry in Washington."[10]

References

  1. ^ "Staff and Board of Directors". 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ "About ILSR". Institute for Local Self-Reliance. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. ^ Walljasper, Jay. David Morris: A strong-willed optimist who promotes a vision of local self-reliance. Utne Reader. November–December 2001.
  4. ^ Baldwin, J., ed. The Whole Earth Catalog. New York: Harmony Books, 1990. 45.
  5. ^ "Forty Under 40: Stacy Mitchell". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  6. ^ Grist staff (22 February 2005). "Bill Walsh, founder of the Healthy Building Network, answers questions". Grist. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  7. ^ "BioCycle Trailblazers: Brenda Platt and Neil Seldman, Institute for Local Self-Reliance". Biocycle Magazine. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Amazon: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos". PBS Frontline. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. ^ Streitfeld, David (18 April 2020). "As Amazon Rises, So Does the Opposition". New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The House Democrat Taking On Silicon Valley". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-03-16.

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