Bob Smith, Ph.D.'s Page

How are you currently involved in the Transition?

I am Chair of the City of Huntington Beach's Green Energy Committee and a member of Transition LA
We are trying to setup a Transition Town around 2-3 adjacent cities. I am also a member of CERT and certified disaster specialist. So Peak Oil and Post Carbon organizations need to be better connected with TT and local building codes. These codes in turn need to be aligned with

In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?

Family health and survival....I have grand children and I worry about the next decade's problems which will be much worse than ours unless......

I have been involved in survival skill management for over 55 years.

Do you have particular interests, skills, talents or resources you would like to bring to Transition Whatcom?

Remote participation - except I will be attending BALLEs Place Matter's conference on June 14th-16th.

Calif. Energy Commission has $3+ million in Energy Assurance program funds to develop LOCAL templates. My read is that the intent is to sell EA as a cover for PO - disaster planning/CERT as phase I, but extend it as Energy Red

In what neighborhood or part of the county do you reside?

Southern California - Between Newport Beach and Long Beach

Where did you hear about Transition Whatcom and how did you find our community network website?

Getting prepared for BALLE in Bellingham

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I'm an old guy with operations management experience using architectural and enginering software to design cities that can work without Carbon fuel