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Citizens for a Sustainable
Local Economy (CSLE)
promotes local food production,
renewable energy, and
other sustainable activities

Attleboro Area
Community Gardens
A joint project of the
Attleboro Land Trust and
the City of Attleboro

Local Food (pdf file)

Local Websites:
Attleboro Land Trust
(A non-profit organization
that is dedicated to
keeping Attleboro green)

Attleboro Recycle

North Attleboro Recycle

Local Reuse Group:
Attleboro Freecycle

Local Articles:
Amphibians are
on the Move!

Veterans State Case
For Clean Energy

Green Works:
Mansfield High Grad
Dedicated to Environment

A Vow to Go Green

Climate Action Urged

City declares success in its
newest recycling program

Sun Helps Patriot Place
Take Care of Its Trash

NA Schools Go Green
to Save Green

Greening of Attleboro

Worship, Work and Wind

Mansfield Recycling
Proving A Hit

Green Love

Local Reuse Guide
(15 pages pdf)

Go Green
Global Recycling
(Brockton, MA)

Local Video:
DoubleACS Video of
CSA Meeting
(very informative)

More Helpful Articles:
How To Throw
A Green Party

It Pays to Go Green
In a Down Economy

10 Reasons to
Eat Local Food
(1 page pdf)

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Waterplant
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Union of Concerned Scientists

Out-of-State Oil Interests Fund Ballot Measure... The campaign promoting Proposition 23, a referendum on California’s November ballot that would essentially annul the state’s landmark clean energy law, is being funded primarily by two Texas-based oil companies. Now, additional funding for the campaign comes from a Kansas subsidiary of Koch Industries, owned by the oil magnate billionaire Koch brothers.

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Global Warming and Hurricanes Global warming is making the ocean warmer, which in turn makes it more likely for hurricanes, when they do form, to become stronger and more destructive, but the link between global warming and the number of hurricanes that form each year remains unclear.

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High-level Committee Issues Recommendations for... An independent panel of scientists and other experts released a report today recommending new policies to improve Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports on climate change.

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Judge Dismisses Cuccinelli Investigation The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) called today’s decisions by a Virginia judge to dismiss Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s demand for documents related to research by climate scientist Michael Mann a “victory for scientific discovery.”

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Independent Panel to Issue Recommendations for... An independent panel of scientists and other experts will release a report on August 30 assessing the IPCC's procedures for producing reports on the state of climate change science, impacts and solutions.

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Court Should Reject VA Attorney General’s... An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge will hear arguments on Friday regarding Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s request for University of Virginia documents related to government grants climate scientist Michael Mann received when he was on its faculty.

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Drought in Russia; Floods in Pakistan and... A number of extreme weather events have been happening around the world this summer, which are consistent with climate change projections.

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Senate Inaction on Climate Infuriating,... The Senate will adjourn for its August recess today without passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill – inaction the Union of Concerned Scientists called “infuriating, distressing and inexcusable.”

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VA Attorney General Continues to Misrepresent... Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s July 13 court filing requesting documents related to climate scientist Michael Mann from the University of Virginia contains even more false and misleading claims than his June 11 filing, according to an analysis by UCS.

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Cuccinelli Keeps Getting Science Wrong Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s July 13 court filing requesting documents related to climate scientist Michael Mann from the University of Virginia contains even more false and misleading claims than his last filing, according to an analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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EPA Correctly Rejects Petitioners Challenging... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today rejected petitions from Peabody Coal, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Commonwealth of Virginia and others that asked the agency to rescind its scientific finding that heat-trapping gases pose a threat to public health.

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Western Climate Initiative Carbon Market Plan... The Western Climate Initiative today released a detailed plan moving a regional carbon market one step closer to reality.

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Inhofe Says We're In A Nine-Year Cooling... In response to a question during an ABC News / Washington Post interview today about recent heat waves and record temperatures, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said, “I don’t think that anyone disagrees with the fact that we actually are in a cold period that started about nine years ago.”

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Senate Must Act on Climate Change Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) announcement today that the Senate will delay taking up climate and energy legislation at least until September should pressure his colleagues to pass a bill before the 111th Congress ends, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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UCS on Stephen Schneider's Passing The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) notes with great sadness the passing of Stanford University climate scientist Stephen H. Schneider, who died yesterday at the age of 65.

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Avandia Hearing Reveals Fundamental Flaws at FDA Hearings by an FDA advisory panel on the safety of a diabetes drug illustrate fundamental flaws in the way the agency reviews pharmaceuticals, according to UCS.

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DOE Plan Reduces Nuclear Arsenal By Up to 40... The Obama administration is planning to cut the U.S. nuclear arsenal by as much as 40 percent by 2021, but also wants to spend nearly $175 billion over the next 20 years to build new facilities and maintain and modify thousands of weapons, according to two sections of an administration plan.

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UCS Mounts New National Ad Campaign to Bring... A new UCS ad campaign, "Curious for Life," highlights the personal stories and dedication of scientists studying climate change. The ads capture who scientists are at heart -- the curious kids who were always trying to figure out the world around them.

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Climate Change is Hazardous to Your Health,... Climate change is hazardous to your health, according to scientists participating in a telephone press conference today held by the UCS.

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Final University of East Anglia Report Clears... The so-called “Climategate” scandal is over, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), and it really wasn’t a scandal after all.

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Michael Mann Cleared by PSU Today’s announcement by Penn State University that climate scientist Michael Mann has been cleared of all scientific misconduct charges should put an end to the baseless attacks on Mann and his research, including the ongoing investigation by Virginia’s attorney general, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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Senate Proposing $40 Billion to More Than $140... Massive government subsidies proposed in two pending Senate climate and energy bills would shift the risk of financing and constructing new nuclear reactors from the industry to U.S. taxpayers, according to an analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists

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Cuccinelli Makes Basic Errors in Response to... On June 11, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli formally responded to the University of Virginia’s request that he drop his demand for documents related to climate scientist Michael Mann’s research; the response is riddled with inaccuracies and undermines his case for obtaining documents pertaining to Mann’s work at the school.

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Senate Should Reject 'Streamlining'... Four nuclear power experts today issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) urging the Senate to reject proposals that would “weaken important safety protocols and impede the [Nuclear Regulatory Commission]’s ability to ensure that new reactors are safe to operate.”

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Obama Puts Muscle Behind Climate, Energy Bill President Obama’s call for Congress to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation that includes a cap on carbon indicates that his administration is willing to expend political capital to secure a bill that would dramatically reduce emissions, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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Obama Space Policy a Return to... UCS experts weigh in on the Obama administration’s National Space Policy, which are expected to be released this afternoon.

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Senate Proposal for Clean Energy Bank Needs... UCS urges the Senate to modify the proposal to protect taxpayers and ensure that funding targets truly innovative clean energy technologies that have the potential to reduce the most global warming emissions at the lowest possible cost.

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Christine Todd Whitman, Patrick Moore Fail to... UCS fact checker reveals that Christine Todd Whitman and Patrick Moore fail to disclose that they are compensated to promote nuclear energy.

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California Renewable Electricity Bill Comes... A California renewable energy bill that had been given up for dead last year is alive and well, following a favorable 9 to 2 vote.

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UCS Issues Briefing Paper on Obama... UCS comments on the Obama administration’s National Space Policy, which is expected to be released sometime in the next few weeks.

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UCS to Testify Before Senate on Electric Cars The Senate Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow to consider the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 (S. 3495).

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New Study: Scientists Agree on Climate Change A paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) underscores the widespread consensus among climate scientists that human activity is driving climate change.

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CA to Reconsider Renewable Electricity Standard The California Legislature and Gov. Schwarzenegger are expected to redouble their efforts to enact renewable energy legislation this year that would require California utilities to acquire 33 percent of their electricity from renewable energy like the wind and sun by 2020, up from the state’s current 20 percent requirement by the end of this year.

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EPA Analysis Makes Case for Senate Action on... UCS comments on the EPA’s analysis of the American Power Act discussion draft.

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New Federal Policies Needed to Jump-Start Clean... The federal government needs to adopt a suite of new policies to spur production in the stalled advanced biofuels industry, according to a report (pdf) released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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Senate Rejects Murkowski Attack on Science and... The Senate today voted against a resolution introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating global warming emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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New sulfur dioxide regulations will help... Barbara Freese, Union Of Concerned Scientists, comments on the EPA new health standards for sulfur dioxide (SO2), announced today.

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Two New EV Bills Introduced in Congress Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.), and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) today introduced the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010, a bill that would help reduce U.S. oil dependence by funding programs to put hundreds of thousands of electric drive cars and trucks on the road over the next five years, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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UVa Will Fight Cuccinelli Investigation The University of Virginia is standing up for scientists and academic freedom by seeking the dismissal of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s investigation of climate scientist Michael Mann, according the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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Preserving Tropical Forests Benefits... Doug Boucher comments on a new report released today showing that preserving tropical forests would provide significant financial benefits for the U.S. agricultural and timber industries.

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Obama Solar Visit Underscores Need for RES... President Barack Obama’s visit today to Solyndra, a Fremont, California, solar panel manufacturer, underscores the need for strong state and federal clean energy policies, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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Obama Kickstarts Process for Fuel Economy,... President Obama’s announcement today regarding fuel economy and emissions standards for both passenger vehicles and heavy-duty trucks was welcomed by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

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Boosting Truck Efficiency Would Create... Boosting the fuel economy of new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles could create more than 120,000 new jobs nationwide by 2030, curb U.S. oil dependence, and save truckers thousands of dollars annually at the gas pump, according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and CALSTART.

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FDA Transparency Plan Good Start, Science Group... A proposal announced today by the Food and Drug Administration to provide more information to the public would “put the agency at the forefront in the federal government” according to UCS.

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NAS Reports Confirm Human-Caused Climate Change. The National Academy of Sciences released three reports today that reconfirm climate change science is on solid footing, and offer recommendations for addressing and adapting to global warming.

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CEI Puppet Launches Misleading Science Ads Freedom Action, a phony grassroots group started last year by the industry-funded Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), recently bought airtime for two misleading radio ads about climate science.

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Scientists Say No to Murkowski Legislation More than 1,800 U.S. scientists sent a letter (pdf) to members of Congress today urging them to reject legislation that would undermine an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finding under the Clean Air Act that heat-trapping emissions drive climate change and endanger public health.

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800 VA Scientists, Academics Tell Cuccinelli to... More than 800 scientists and academics in Virginia, including nearly 300 from the University of Virginia (UVA), today sent a letter to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, urging him to drop his investigation of former UVA Professor Michael Mann's scientific research.

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National Academy of Sciences to Release Reports... For authoritative guidance on science-based policy, Congress, the White House and the nation routinely turn to the National Academy of Sciences.

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UCS Report Shows Billions Leaving State... Thirty-eight states are net importers of domestic and foreign coal, and 11 each spent more than $1 billion in 2008 on coal imports.

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