Inner Transition: an introduction
By Stephen Hinton, Local Futures/ISEC
I recently took up the challenge to talk about inner transition in the garden of an eco-village project in Värmland County, Sweden. A lot of sun, beautiful place, no flip-chart or power points. Here is a short account of what I talked about.
How Can We Kickstart Regional Resilience?
By Stephen Hinton, Stephen Hinton blog
A world driven by fossil fuels tends to look same-y.
It’s Money that is Killing the Local Economy
By Stephen Hinton, Stephen Hinton Consulting
A recent report on local currency and local economy from Sweden, complied by Transition member Steve Hinton, sheds light on some of the pitfalls and opportunities for local community action.
Transition meets the Circle Way
By Stephen Hinton, A Very Beautiful Place
Back in July, participants from Sweden and Denmark gathered for the annual Circle Way camp hosted by Manitonquat, a Native American who bases his teachings on traditional tribal ways.
Complementary Currency Trial Shows How Communities Can Prosper
By Stephen Hinton, Resilience.org
A recently completed trial led by the Institute of Swedish Safety and Security(ISSS) showed how local currencies could be used in projects to increase the resilience of the local economy and thereby increase disaster preparedness.
Swedish eco-village hosts role-play of life after peak oil
By Stephen Hinton, A Very Beautiful Place
In early October, the eco-village, Änggärdet, Sweden, hosted two days of Live Action Role-Play (LARP) along the theme of life 2016-2027, post peak oil and post economic collapse. Players got the opportunity to explore what various scenarios would be like, including being commaned into a work detail bu the military to harvest the last remaining potatoes by hand, and by joining a self-organised, worked-by-hand co-housing combi-farm.
Food and water security provision must be the heart of sustainable development
By Stephen Hinton, A Very Beautiful Place Blog
With energy demand expected to exceed production, (well documented on this site) and with the economic fall-out that will ensue, many see that transition to the low carbon economy needs to start right away. But where to start? Stephen Hinton, applications manager for the Copenhagen - based Humanitarian Water and Food Award, (http://Waterandfoodaward.org) argues that food and water security are paramount.
Holiday in UK shows Peak Oil decline is well on its way
By Stephen Hinton, Energy Bulletin
Ex-pat Steve holidays in England, only to find signs of the effects of peak oil everywhere. Over the period of two weeks a number of newspaper articles confirm that the perfect post-peak storm is brewing in this land, once a proud net exporter of oil.