Harvard Local : The genesis of Boxborough Local is the founding group in Harvard. About a year old,
Harvard Local offers a film series, regular meetings, and a variety of ongoing programs.
Groton Local : Groton Local began as a book group and
has recently launched into action.
Action Climate Action Team : Ongoing activities in Acton include
a program to earn Acton a solar power installation through the New England Wind Fund.
Regional Organizations
MCAN's List of Allied & Community Climate Action
Organizations : Mass. Climate Action Network maintains a list of
Massachusetts local and community climate action groups, organized by town. Go
to this list to find a group in or near your town.
Addison County
Relocalization Network (ACoRN) in Middlebury, VT : "ACORN is a cooperative
response to an energy-constrained future. Our mission is to revitalize our local
economy to help our communities provide sustainable sources of food, water,
energy, employment and other essential resources, and to promote conservation
and a healthy environment."
Vermont Peak Oil Network : Helping Vermonters prepare for a
sustainable and satisfying post-fossil fuel way of life.
MICAS :
Monadnock Institute for Community Advancement and Sustainability.
Boston
Area Alternative Energy Meetup : Alternative energy systems, renewables,
sustainability, efficiency. Practical applications, municipal projects, home
installations, commercial systems.
Mass. hitchhikers plan to get on the road : "...as Frances
Crowe and a group of like-minded residents predict a future threatened by major
oil shortages, they're reviving and modifying a one-time popular mode of
transportation with the hope it might help prevent an energy crisis:
hitchhiking."