Premature triumphalism
The Transition Town movement has attracted a great deal of attention from within the Peak Oil community. Is it the wave of the sustainable future, or an experiment still waiting for results to come in?
Building Community
Premature triumphalism in Transition Town movement?
John Michael Greer wonders whether the Transition Town Movement is engaging in “premature triumphalism.” As a part of the initiating group in Transition Town Montpelier, which on Tuesday received official recognition from the international transition folks, I doubt it.
We’re happy if people even notice what we’re up to.
Top 7 Reasons to Buy Used Goods
If you need to buy a consumer good, remember that buying USED is the most environmental choice you can make in almost all cases. If you’re preparing for peak oil, you might want to practice buying used goods- they might be all that’s available in a post-peak economy.
Responding to Greer’s thoughts on ‘Premature triumphalism’
With Transition, many people encounter the model, the tools, the Network, and enter what we might call ‘Super Exuberance Mode’, where they feel they have found the One Thing That Will Save Us. Over time, this then calms down, and they become more realistic and grounded, but although that early stage is a powerful experience for many, it also has its inherent dangers.
Solutions & sustainability – Nov 19
Poverty an asset; assets a burden
The Guardian’s sustainability vision
New York City streets: Utilitarian corridors or livable public space (YouTube)
NY City: On the street – clear sailing (slideshow with audio)
‘One planet’ pledge for Wales
Stuff
For someone who is hostile to consumption, I have, well, a lot of stuff.
United Kingdom – Nov 17
Transition: gearing up for the great power-down
Fruit and veg boom needed to feed Britain
Strahan: Letter to the Energy Secretary
Homes with no electric shocks from the bills
Deep thought – Nov 16
Kurt Cobb: The (not so) invincible society
Are human beings hard-wired to ignore the threat of catastrophic climate change?
John Gray in conversation
Memories of the Depression still sear
Independent-minded – Nov 15
The woman with a tiny carbon footprint
What indy media heroes can teach us
Prince Charles – Unelected, yes – but a true green hero
Renewables & efficiency – Nov 14
‘Kilowatt Ours’ explores energy conservation on PBS
Report Says Sun and Wind Power Could Threaten Nation’s Electrical Grid
Swiss adventurer demands more green action
Facing peak oil in Motown
This year’s fifth Peak Oil and Community Solutions Conference took place at the beginning of November in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. Keynote speaker John Michael Greer reflects on the conference and its implications for the changing peak oil movement.
Deep Thought – Nov 12
A climate change conversion
Dmitry Orlov’s “Reinventing Collapse”: Thom Hartmann ‘Independent Thinker’ Review
Ecology and the Transition from Capitalism to Socialism
