Citizens for a Sustainable Local Economy (CSLE)

Ten Mile River Watershed, Massachusetts, USA

Sharing ideas on how to "green" the local economy in the Ten Mile River Watershed bioregion in southeastern Massachusetts.

Essential Reading

Amazing Shrinking Machines: The Movement Toward Diminishing Economies of Scale This long, but very comprehensive article by Michael Shuman touches on many of the tools and strategies for building sustainable local economies.

Useful Resources

Patterns of a Conservation Economy

Using this site

You have to "join" to contribute your thoughts. Membership is free. Members can:

Start or join a discussion in the Forum.
Comment on another member's blog.

With membership you also get your own home page and blog. When you post something to your blog, it will also appear on the Main page.

For more information, contact info.csle@gmail.com

Events

February 14

Sunday

Winter Market

February 14, 2010 from 12pm to 4pm – Attleboro Farms

Farmers and artisan food producers signed up include: Annie B's Farm with honey and bee products from Cumberland, R.I., Great Harvest Bread of Cranston with artisan breads, Best Damn Granola of Dartm…

Organized by David Scanlan | Type: local, food

February 21

Sunday

Division Street

February 21, 2010 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Congregation Agudas Achim

Roads and cars have fragmented wild landscapes, ushered in urban sprawl, and challenged some of the bedrock values we once took for granted. But as the transportation crisis appears to be spiraling o…

Organized by Green Reel Film Series | Type: educational, food

Blog Posts

Seventh-graders lead the way to a green economy

An article in today's Sun Chronicle tells how two seventh-graders (one from Attleboro, one from Wrentham) converted a 1998 Saturn automobile to run on electricity. If two local seventh-graders can do it, why can't the rest of the country?

Posted by Charles Adler on January 30, 2010 at 11:20am

Thanks to everyone who participated in the vigil yesterday

Photo by Greg W.

Posted by Charles Adler on December 12, 2009 at 10:30am

Climate Talks Began Today

For complete coverage of the climate talks, the City of Copenhagen hosts a site here: http://en.cop15.dk

The official UN site is here: http://unfccc.int/2860.php

Google Earth has a good educational site here: http://www.google.com/landing/cop15/

Posted by Charles Adler on December 7, 2009 at 11:00pm

A Display of Affection

Raymond Scanlon has created a great collection of photographs of the entire length of the Ten Mile River. You will find his pictures and loving commentary here.

Posted by Charles Adler on November 15, 2009 at 11:27am