Beyond denial and depression: Positive community responses to peak oil, climate change and global economic chaos. "The challenges are enormous; but the opportunities are even greater." -- Presidential Science Adviser John Holdren Resilient: capable of adapting quickly to disruptive challenges  View ‘In Transition’ in full on Vimeo and Youtube. In Transition is the first detailed film about the Transition movement. The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humour, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun. The End Is Near! (Yay!) -- The Transition movement is spreading fast. Lead article in the NY Times Magazine Green Issue. Transitioning to a Post Peak-Oil World -- CNET News Communities plan for a low-energy future -- The Cristian Science Monitor Chris Martenson ties together the Three E's - Economy, Energy and the Environment Why Isn’t the Brain Green? NY Times magazineClimate Crisis Debate: Nobel economist penetrates the rhetorical fog Is it possible to make drastic cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions without
destroying our economy? Why We Left Our Farms to Come to Copenhagen Instead of an economy that emphasizes profit and requires perpetual growth to avoid collapse, we need to move together towards an economy that provides a satisfactory standard of living for everyone while allowing us to develop our full (including spiritual) potential in harmony with the biosphere that sustains and nurtures all beings, including future generations. Although issued quite recently, key portions of the report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are already out of date, Found at Yale Environment 360 -- Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is searching for ways to guide, without prescribing action.Can Climate Panel Have Climate impact? Changes in the Map of Plant-Hardiness Zones in the US -- Animation The Conservation Imperative: Searching for a Miracle: "Net Energy" Limits and the Fate of Industrial Society, by Richard HeinbergA major Report from the Post-Carbon Institute -- Overview -- Full ReportOil Production is Reaching its Limit: The Basics of What This Means --Peak Oil tutorial from Gail the Actuary Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower -- The Guardian Understanding Peak Oil -- Start with the first section of the Transitions Initiatives Primer. The End of Suburbia -- This 52 minute video discusses how the suburbia and consumption we see as normal came about and how it can't possibly survive as the supply of cheap energy dries up. Mitigation of Peak Oil -- Wikipedia: "the attempt to delay the date and minimize the social and economic impact of peak oil by reducing the world's consumption and reliance on petroleum." Peak-Oil Science Curriculum Let's Get Real About Renewable Energy -- We can double the output of solar and wind, and double it again. We'll still depend on hydrocarbons. downloaded the video or order the DVD at http://www.storyofstuff.com/dvd.html Exploring Solutions Psychology of ChangeConsuming the Earth: Unconscious Processes in Relation to Our Environmental Crisis By Mary-Jayne Rust
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hurting because customers have cut back on spending, benefit as consumers spend the local cash." The Sharing Solution blog http://www.sharingsolution.com/ The book: The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community by Janelle Orsi Attorney and Emily Doskow Attorney Recent posts by Janelle Orsi at http://shareable.net Cooperation Law for a Sharing Economy: A new sharing economy is emerging—but how does it fit within our legal system? Time
for a whole new field of cooperation law. By Janelle Orsi
In this open letter to our new President, Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) argues that with the the era of cheap and abundant food drawing to a close along with the supply of cheap and abundant energy, the health of the nation's food system is a critical issue of national security. "We need not choose between the welfare of our families and the health of the environment ... eating less oil and more sunlight will redound to the benefit of both. Peak Moment #27: Megan Quinn of The Community Solution discusses her visit to Cuba, and the movie "The Power of Community". This young woman sees Peak Oil as an opportunity to create the communities we want, but notes that we must reduce our consumption despite environmentalists' assurances that biofuels will save us. A lost civilization in the central Amazon Basin seems to have surpassed modern science in their agricultural methods. Agricultural Charcoal Resources Power NanoSolar Thin-Film Photovoltaics -- "affordable green power with solar cell technology of distinctly superior cost efficiency, versatility, and availability." "At a mere 36 inches tall, the plug-in wind appliance can generate about 40 kilowatt hours each month, that's enough to light a home using high-efficiency bulbs, said Maglaque. And although micro-wind is nothing new, at $400 a pop, the Jellyfish's price and simplicity make it a fresh face in the market. " [Not yet available for purchase.] Transportation Options for getting to work and parking safely are expanding for New Haven’s hundreds of bike commuters. Electric Cars Going Places -- To get enough pure-electric cars on the road to make a difference,these folks are starting with the infrastructure, including battery-swap stations. Housing Building leaky, inefficient homes locks in energy waste for decades, but construction codes for many states and cities are weak. Cohousing research good news for developers, cohousing seekers "A cohousing community is a kind of intentional community composed of private homes with full kitchens, supplemented by extensive common facilities. A cohousing community is planned, owned and managed by the residents, groups of people who want more interaction with their neighbours. Common facilities vary but usually include a large kitchen and dining room ...." The Basics --> Bioregionalism - - - Transition Movement - - - Plan C - - - Small-Mart Revolution - - - Web of Debt Bioregionalism Mother of All: An Introduction to Bioregionalism by Kirkpatrick Sale E. F. Schumacher Society -- promoting the building of strong local economies that link people, land, and community. The Transition Movement Our basic approach to the current situation(s) Transition Media: Audio and Video -- Interviews and talks by Rob Hopkins and others Transition Culture -- Rob Hopkins's Web site How might our response to peak oil and climate change look more like a party than a protest march? This site explores the emerging transition model in its many manifestations. Powerful tools, free (except for the work of learning and using them). For any relocalization effort, even if you're just after a resilient economy, Transition US -- a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, support, training, and networking for Transition Initiatives across the United States. Plan C Their director, Pat Murphy, is the author of C stands for community (where cooperation replaces competition) and Just the Economic Evidence, and Solutions The Small-Mart Revolution -- Video: Michael Shuman advocates "Going Local,"
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