Archive for January, 2009

The Transition movement

Posted: Sunday, January 18th, 2009 @ 8:44 pm in Culture & Education, Positive Environmental News, What Can I Do?, Our local Community | Comments Off

The Transition movement (”Transition Towns” movement) is a grassroots effort to prepare our local communities for the changes coming under climate change and peak oil.

This article captures the upbeat spirit of the movement, which Richard Heinberg described as “more like a party than a protest march.”

A Transition community is one that is consciously organizing to […]

Transition Cities - part 1

Posted: Monday, January 12th, 2009 @ 9:01 pm in Community Governance, Our local Community, Culture & Education, Public presence | Comments Off

I was recently asked for my opinion on applying Rob Hopkins’ Transition concepts to a large city, since we’re currently working on a Transition initiative for Los Angeles. Here was my reply:

Q: Is the Transition model applicable to a place like [my large city]?

I think the Transition concept has much to offer L.A. or […]