A hub for supporting new Transition Initiatives, working together to power down for a brighter future.
Started by Tina & Ed Hoban in Food and Agriculture Feb 6.
Started by Krista Rome in Food and Agriculture Feb 3.
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Posted by Celt M. Schira on February 5, 2010 at 10:00am — 3 Comments
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The goal of Transition Whatcom (and all Transition Initiatives) is to create a long term Energy Descent Action Pathway, a blueprint- by the community, for the community- of how to significantly reduce energy use and yet provide for our basic needs in times of energy scarcity.
Transition Initiatives make no claim to have all the answers, but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills and determination in our communities, the solutions can readily emerge. Now is the time for us to take stock and to start re-creating our future in ways that are not based on cheap, plentiful and polluting oil but on localized food, sustainable energy sources, resilient local economies and an enlivened sense of community well-being.
What You Can Do Now! i. Brainstorm suggestions we could pass on to a new group forming from an awareness raising ii. Plant your Gardens iii. Study and discuss issues for our Energy Descent Action Plan iv. Develop neighborhood emergency plans v. Sign up on this Ning website and start discussing, networking, etc. vi. Let us know you're available to be an on-call general purpose volunteer vii. Join our Events Planning/Awareness Raising team viii. Start talking to people about organizing a Transition Initiative in your neck of the woods ix. Let us know you want to be involved in a work group to address a particular topic (food, transportation, energy, heart & soul, etc.) x Add YOUR suggestions to this list of ideas - unleash your inner genius on our forums!
Tuesday
Friday
February 10, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm – WWU, Frazier Hall, Room 4
Sunday
Wednesday
February 17, 2010 from 5:30pm to 9pm – Whatcom Educational Credit Union
Saturday
February 20, 2010 from 10am to 1pm – Inspiration Farm
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Added by Rob Olason
Micro-algae have considerable potential for the production of biofuel, but at present the process of producing fuel from algae would appear to be currently uneconomic. If fuel from micro-algae is to be economic the entire algal biomass should be utilised and anaerobic digestion could play an important part in the exploitation of algae to produce algal energy.
Wood is a renewable fuel because young trees grow up to replace those harvested for fuel. That’s a simple enough statement, but there is much more to consider when you look into the details.
-Does peak demand = peak supply?
-Branson warns that oil crunch is coming within five years
-Tony Hayward: BP's straight-talking chief on evolution not revolution
-Endless Oil: Peak Production vs. Oil Price
Are current corporate-dominated international institutions inadequate to the task of meeting the multiple planetary survival challenges they themselves have helped create?...Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute (postcarbon.org), talks about the factors contributing to the stalemate in the Copenhagen climate summit, the other 'game ending' challenges confronting the current economic system, and the bottom-up steps necessary to move to a post-carbon economy.
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Prices and production
-Sovereign debt and economic recovery
-Violence in Iraq
-Quote of the week
-Briefs
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