Time for a new American Revolution
Sunday, July 4th, 2010 Posted in Transition Towns, Organizing, Preparedness, Politics, adaptation, peak oil | No Comments »Charles Frink from New London, CT, with a great essay highlighting the Transition movement. Thanks, Alycia, for passing this along.
The Peak Oil Crisis: A Meeting in California
Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in Organizing, Networking, Education, adaptation, general, peak oil | 1 Comment »ASPO principal Tom Whipple writes of a peak oil summit meeting in Berkeley, sponsored by the Post Carbon Institute. Last weekend, one of the more out of the ordinary meetings in recent memory took place out in Berkeley where some 30 ...
In Transition 1.0
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Urban solutions, Transition Towns, Organizing, Energy, Relocalization, general, adaptation, Community, climate change | No Comments »This is part one. Many thanks to our friends in the UK for making this film freely available. More info at Transition United States and our site, Transition Rhode Island:
Wiser Earth
Sunday, November 1st, 2009 Posted in Human Impact, Organizing, Networking, Psychology, Culture/The Arts, Community, Education, Politics, adaptation | No Comments »Paul Hawken was riveting at the recent Bioneers by the Bay conference. I am posting the trailer from the film Wiser Earth, which gives a sense of Hawken's idea of the "movement of movements" he describes in his book Blessed ...
Richard Heinberg at ASPO-USA 2009
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 Posted in Relocalization, Organizing, Education, adaptation, climate change, peak oil | No Comments »In this address at the ASPO Conference in Denver, Richard Heinberg takes a fresh look at the challenges confronting those attempting to raise awareness about peak oil. This is essential reading.
South County Green Drinks/Sustainability Meetup this Wednesday
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Organizing, Community | No Comments »South County Green Drinks is meeting for dinner Wed., Feb. 11 at 6:30p at Markos Restaurant on Boon Street. Narragansett. BYOB. Please email relocalize1@gmail.com by Wednesday morning if you plan to come. Hope to see you there.
How to create change in your community
Monday, February 9th, 2009 Posted in Organizing, Community, adaptation | No Comments »We love local solutions, and the best way to get to solutions is to get people in your town talking to each other. Here is a good article from One Green Generation on finding or forming a local group.