A Transition Initiative is a community working together to ask "For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how can we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil and Economic Chaos) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?" The resulting coordinated range of projects across all these areas of life leads to a collectively designed energy descent pathway. Transition Initiatives Featured in Mainstream American Media The End Is Near! (Yay!) -- NY Times Magazine Communities plan for a low-energy future -- The Cristian Science Monitor ‘Transition initiatives,’ begun in Britain, aim to empower people to tackle effects of climate change and decline of oil. Transition Colorado -- informal networking site for the Transition model in Colorado communities. An excellent example for other communities. Mobile Training Centers in the US Transition Training Center (Portland ME) : Boulder Going Local (Boulder CO) : Midwest Permaculture (Stelle, IL) “Our economy must grow to support a money system that requires growth, but is challenged by an energy system that can’t grow, and both of these are linked to a natural world that is rapidly being depleted.”
"The Transition Timeline lightens the fear of our uncertain future, providing a map of what we are facing and the different pathways available to us. It describes four possible scenarios for the UK and world over the next twenty years, ranging from Denial, in which we reap the consequences of failing to acknowledge and respond to our environmental challenges, to the Transition Vision, in which we shift our cultural assumptions to fit our circumstances and move into a more fulfilling, lower-energy world. The practical, realistic details of this Transition Vision are examined in depth, covering key areas such as food, energy, demographics, transport and healthcare, and they provide a sense of context for communities working towards a thriving future." Future Scenarios: How Communities Can Adapt to Peak Oil and Climate Change -- by David Holmgren, co-developer of permaculture. Applying scenario planning to issues facing a world confronted with peak oil and a warming climate. Transition Media: Audio and Video -- Interviews and talks by Rob Hopkins and others More Transition Videos 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 aiming toward a resilient economy. Resources from the Relocalize.net site -- Relocalize.net has merged with Transition US , but the old Web site is still available. The Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook For Britain & Other Temperate Climates by Patrick WhitefieldThe Transition movement grew out of a permaculture course. This is THE permaculture manual for temperate climates. Open Space Technology --a simple way to run productive meetings, for five to 2000+ people, and a powerful way A Brief User's Guide to Open Space Technology MoreJennifer Gray's presentation to Transition Cotati
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