About BALLE

Using the Power of Community to Green Small Business, interview with Mary Rick on GreenBiz.com.

Making a Profit and a Difference, New York Times Business Section, October 5, 2006, by Glen Rifkin

The "Go-To" Bunch on Sustainability, In Business, Sept/Oct 2006, by Ann Bartz

"Small-Marts" Take on Wal-Mart, Fortune/CNNMoney.com, August 30, 2006, by Marc Gunther

Living Economy Principles, In Business, July/Aug 2006, by Don Shaffer

Local Businesses Counter Corporate Rule,YES! Magazine, Spring 2006, by Merrian Fuller

Local Living Economies: The New Movement for Responsible Business, Vermont Commons, 2006, by Judy Wicks

Profits of Place, Orion Magazine, Jan/Feb 2004, by Josh Harkinson

Not Business As Usual, Utne Reader, July/Aug 2002, by Craig Cox

About BALLE's economic development work

Executive Summary - Building a Resilient and Equitable Bay Area

Building a Resilient and Equitable Bay Area

Localize It, San Francisco Bay Guardian, January 3, 2007, by Jeff Goodman

Toward a Sustainable Bay Area, editorial, San Francisco Bay Guardian, January 3, 2007

Conference Examines Economic Future of SBC, Hollister Free Lance, October 20, 2006, by Anthony Ha

Chicago needs to unbox economic development, Daily Southtown, September 15, 2006, by Ellen Shepard and Michael Shuman

San Benito Economy Focused on Strengths: BALLE Helps San Benito County Define Potential Opportunities, The Sunday Pinnacle Online, May 14, 2006, by Melissa Flores

Rethinking Economic Development, In Business, Jan/Feb 2006, by Merrian Fuller

About Local Living Economies

Table for Six Billion, Please, The Sun, August 2008, by David Kupfer

In Oregon, Thinking Local, New York Times, January 4, 2006, by Marian Burros

Living Economies issue, YES! Magazine, Fall 2002

Independents' Day, Inc. Magazine, Aug 2002, by Kate O'Sullivan

Don Shaffer interviews Van Jones for the Investors' Circle newsletter

Open Letter to Bellingham, by Michael Shuman

Good Morning, Beautiful Business, a speech to the E.F. Schumacher Society by Judy Wicks

Rebuilding Community-Rooted Enterprise, by Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance

The Next Step for CSR: Economic Democracy, Business Ethics magazine, by Marjorie Kelly

An Atom of Difference, Orion magazine, by Bill McKibben

About BALLE networks

Business alliance's name change puts 'Local First,' Gazette.net, February 27, 2008, by Kristina Gawrgy.

Why local matters to the community, commentary by Janice Shade, ED of Local First Vermont, in the Times-Argus, January 31, 2008.

Primary jobs are not main driver of economy, The Coloradoan, January 29, 2008

Locally Focused, Lansing State Journal, September 24, 2007

Washington's Small Businesses Tap Into Green Power, New York Times, August 15, 2007

Businesses band together on 'buy local' push, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 7, 2007 

Green giants, Baltimore Style, Mar/Apr 2007 

Vermont Businesses Offer Differing View, WCAX TV News, September 28, 2006 

The Good News Is Local, Willits Scoop, September 14, 2006, by Kelpie Wilson 

City officials, residents swap localization info, The Willits News, September 12, 2006, by Claudia Reed 

Goodbye, Sugar House, Salt Lake City Weekly, August 24, 2006, by Ted McDonough 

Sustaining the effort, Hudson Valley DailyFreeman.com, August 14, 2006, by Katie Young 

Buffalo First encourages area businesses to buy locally, The Buffalo News, August 7, 2006, by Michelle Kearns

About LLE building blocks

Community capital: First It Takes, Then It Gives, Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2008

Renewable energy: A Green Energy Industry Takes Root Under the California Sun, New York Times, February 1, 2008, by Matt Richtel and John Markoff.

Homespun Electricity, From the Wind, New York Times, December 13, 2007, by Kristina Shevory.

Sustainable agriculture: My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables), New York Times, March 1, 2008, by Jack Hedin.

The Dairies Are Half-Pint, But the Flavor Isn't, New York Times, February 20, 2008, by Marian Burros.

About the concept of "local"

For links to stories about the concept of "local," both for and against Local Living Economies, click here.

About relevant topics

How Do We Define the Green Jobs Economy? Grist, February 20, 2008, by Kevin Doyle.

In Oregon and US, green groups are mostly white, Oregonian, January 27, 2008, by Scott Learn.

Local Gyms Outpace the National Chains, New York Times, January 2, 2008, by Tara Parker-Pope.

What's Your Consumption Factor? New York Times, January 2, 2008, by Jared Diamond.

Women Build Businesses Their Way, New York Times, July 12, 2007, by Marci Alborher