Jim McCabe's Page

This is a group of people working to prepare Transition Whatcom Actions for Resilient Communities (TW ARC). Formally know as the Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP).See More

Lights Out is a project to reduce light pollution, energy use and cost, & make Whatcom safer using less light, and to reclaim the night. The Energy Quantification group is about getting real info on how much energy we use and how we can change.See More

Here is the material I mentioned at the April 22 meeting.The first doc is data from the first SocialData survey in 2007.  Werner Brog presented the results of the 2009 follow up survey at the City Council on April 26 tho I haven't found an electronic copy yet.  It was reported in the Herald the following day.The second doc is the Powerpoint I used for the Transportation talk at the Great Unleashing on April 10.Jim M.See More

$5 Suggested DonationAfter catching "Collapse" at the Pickford January 21-23, be sure to follow up with "Homegrown" the first of our Transition Film Series, an upbeat film about a family that, while "living off the grid", harvests over 6,000 pounds of produce on less than a quarter of an acre, makes their own bio diesel, powers their computers with the help of solar panels, and maintains a website that gets 4,000 hits a day.We'll have a short discussion following the film for any who would like…See More

This sustainable transportation workgroup is forming with the collective energy and enthusiasm toward making transportation in and around Bellingham and Whatcom County more sustainable and friendly.

This will be the first meeting of the new Sustainable Transportation workgroup, and to start things off right, we will spend time meeting each other, making connections, and talking about one of the most obvious forms of sustainable transportation, the bike. We'll talk about what we all know and do as individuals, what some cities around the world have for infrastructure that makes inner city bike transport safer and more appealing to a wider range of people, and how we may be able to put…See More

As a quick follow up to this ‘Gathering Storm’ event, the Heart and Soul group from the Ning site is inviting you to an Open Space Salon – or discussion group.The topic will be decided on by those who attend but it will be under the theme: “Okay…I get it. Now what?!’It is this Saturday – October 3rd – from 10am until 1pmKeller Williams Realty is hosting us in their training room: 3800 Byron Ave, Suite 148Cindi Landreth will be facilitating.Directions:Keller Williams Realty office Address: 3800…See More

Our first big Transition Whatcom Awareness Raising Event!Don’t miss this timely and informative October 1 event exploring economic instability, current climate change/global warming developments, and the end of cheap oil, including how these critical issues are related and how solutions must be developed in the context of all three.Transition Whatcom is committed to the goal of significantly reducing community dependence upon fossil fuels. As TW members, please consider inviting your friends…See More

Thursday, June 25: 7 PM-9 PM at the downtown Community Co-op’s Healthy Connections Building (on the south side of the parking lot on Forest Street).We believe that the dual crises of global climate change and peak oil are going to profoundly impact our lives and our communities. Climate change requires that we choose to quickly and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Peak oil, which will result in much more expensive and thus reduced energy supply, will soon force us to use much less…See More