Aaron Wissner

International Conference on Sustainability, Transition & Culture Change features elusive Daniel Quinn

This sixth-annual conference begins in the morning on Friday November 16 and continues through Sunday afternoon on November 18. The venue is the Prince Conference Center at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The theme of the conference is Vision, Action, Leadership. Headliners at the conference include Daniel Quinn, Steve Keen, Richard Heinberg, Nicole Foss, Albert Bates, and Stephanie Mills.

September 25, 2012

How I prepared my family for peak oil – Nicole Foss (video and text)

Nicole Foss is senior editor of The Automatic Earth web site, and an international speaker integrating topics of peak oil, economics and personal preparation. In 2001, Foss moved her family from England to rural Ontario, in order to prepare her family for peak oil and economic uncertainty. Local Future nonprofit has published to YouTube the entire 40-minute presentation by Foss on her considerations for personal preparation, in advance of her keynote presentation at the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership.

October 11, 2011

Dr. Steve Keen on debunking economics

Understanding of peak oil is greatly improved by a realistic understanding of money and debt. Dr. Steve Keen, University of Western Sydney, provides an overview of this understanding in his just published lecture on Debunking Economics. Dr. Keen returns to North America in November to share his insights and new research at the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action and Leadership.
(video of a talk by Dr. Keen)

October 1, 2011

Peak Oil keynote by Randy Udall and sustainability conference call for participants

Randy Udall’s humorous and poignant presentation on peak oil was published today, recorded at the Local Future conference. Local Future invites visionaries, activists, and leaders to apply to the 2011 International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change: Vision, Action, Leadership. Confirmed speakers include Nicole Foss, Dr. Steve Keen, T.S. Bennett, Sally Erickson, Guy McPherson, Jan Lundberg, Gregory Greene, Kurt Cobb, Stephanie Mills and Aaron Wissner. [The Udall video is posted here.]

September 27, 2011

Local Future 2010 Conference on Sustainability first day video is now online

Full talks from speakers including Dr. Joseph Tainter, Nicole Foss (Stoneleigh), David Korowicz, Stephanie Mills, Kurt Cobb and Aaron Wissner now available for all educational uses. The YouTube playlist includes the full first day of the Conference on Sustainability: Energy, Economy and Environment, including question and answer and panel discussions.

April 11, 2011

2010 Local Future conference features Nicole Foss

The 2010 International Conference on the Future: Energy, Economy & Environment examines deflation, collapse, and the transition to sustainability. It features extended keynotes and extensive interaction with Nicole Foss, Joe Tainter, Richard Douthwaite, Steve Keen, David Korowicz, Steve Keen, Chris Bedford, and Aaron Wissner. The conference comences on Friday, Nov. 12 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 14 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Early bird 50% off registration is open through Thursday, Oct. 21.

October 18, 2010

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