Randy White, Founder of Bright Neighbor and Co-Author of the Portland Peak Oil Task Force Report ““Descending the Oil Peak: Navigating the Transition from Oil and Natural Gas”, presents “The Sharing Economy: A Plan B For Moving America Forward” at TEDxSoMa in San Francisco. The presentation outlines community response plans in case of economic collapse.
The sharing economy: A Plan B for moving America forward
By Randy White, originally published by TEDX
June 30, 2011
Tags: Building Community
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