HO in NYC
Ralph Copleman
rcopleman at comcast.net
Wed Jan 21 09:27:19 PST 2009
Last evening I was present at Harrison's Wave Rider presentation
before the OD Network if Greater New York. It was terrific. I could
the faces of most of them, and they were clearly hearing truths they
may have known on a gut level but had not confronted. I think most of
us, at one point or another, have had a similar experience when
delving into Harrison's work. I know I have. More than once.
There is no such thing as a system that is NOT self-organizing. Amen.
Ralph Copleman
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> From: cliodhna mulhern <cliodhna at flowstone.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: A transition effective, delightful, profound...
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> Hello Peggy
>
> Sorry for being late to this conversation. I am a long time Open
> Spacer =
> and a committed Transition Towns activist...there are many of us out =
> here. Th is a genuine grassroots leaderless movement where
> communities =
> are renewing their sense of their own power, their own joy and their =
> humanity...making plans and sowing seeds for the new and better
> world =
> that is arriving every day...Conversation processes like OS, World
> Cafe =
> and Ai are the heart of communication in this
> movement...Everyone...go =
> and find your local transition initiative and be part of it...the
> time =
> is now...we are the people we have been waiting for...Cliodhna
> http://transitiontowns.org
>
>
> Cliodhna Mulhern
> Flowstone
> Mobile : 07929328513
> Tel : 01244.312758
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> "I slept and dreamed that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life
> was =
> service. I acted and learned that service was joy"=20
> Tagore
>
>
>
>
> 2009/1/18 Peggy Holman <peggy at opencirclecompany.com>
>
> Has anyone been involved with the Transition Town movement? It
> is =
> apparently large and growing. It starts off "when a small
> collection =
> of motivated individuals within a community come together with a
> shared =
> concern: how can our community
> respond to the challenges and opportunities of Peak Oil and
> Climate =
> Change? (see Tom Atlee's article below)." =20
>
>
> And Open Space is a central organizing practice for them.=20
>
>
> I'm curious whether anyone from this community has been a part of =
> this remarkable experiment.
>
>
> appreciatively,
> Peggy
>
>
> Here are some excerpts from http://www.transitiontowns.org/:
>
> =
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>
>
> What is a Transition Town (or village / city / forest / island)?
>
> It all starts off when a small collection of motivated
> individuals =
> within
> a community come together with a shared concern: how can our =
> community
> respond to the challenges and opportunities of Peak Oil and
> Climate =
> Change?
>
> ... [They embark upon] a process of:
>
> * awareness raising around Peak Oil, Climate Change and the need
> to
> undertake a community-led process to rebuild resilience and
> reduce =
> carbon
> emissions
> * connecting with existing groups in the community
> * building bridges to local government
> * connecting with other transition initiatives
> * forming groups to look at all the key areas of life (food, =
> energy,
> transport, health, heart & soul, economics & livelihoods, etc.)
> * kicking off projects aimed at building people's understanding of
> resilience and carbon issues and community engagement
> * eventually launching a community-defined, community-
> implemented =
> "Energy
> Descent Action Plan" over a 15- to 20-year timescale=20
>
> ... The community also recognises two crucial points:
>
> * that we used immense amounts of creativity, ingenuity and =
> adaptability
> on the way up the energy upslope, and that there's no reason for
> us =
> not to
> do the same on the downslope
>
> * if we collectively plan and act early enough there's every =
> likelihood
> that we can create a way of living that's significantly more =
> connected,
> more vibrant and more in touch with our environment than the =
> oil-addicted
> treadmill that we find ourselves on today....
>
>
>
> ______________________________
> Peggy Holman
> The Open Circle Company
> 15347 SE 49th Place
> Bellevue, WA 98006
> 425-746-6274
> www.opencirclecompany.com
>
> For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to:=20
> www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook=20
> =20
> "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not =
> get burnt, is to become=20
> the fire".
> -- Drew Dellinger
>
>
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Tom Atlee <cii at igc.org>
> Date: January 11, 2009 2:29:02 PM PST
> To: cii at igc.org (undisclosed list)
> Subject: A transition effective, delightful, profound...
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> The concept of energy descent, and of the Transition
> approach, is a simple one: that the future with less oil
> could be preferable to the present, but only if sufficient
> creativity and imagination are applied early enough in
> the design of this transition. -- Rob Hopkins
>
>
> Dear friends,
>
> I've been hearing more and more about a sustainability program =
> called Transition Towns in recent months. And it is not just me:
> it =
> has gone viral. It is being initiated in communities around the
> world =
> at an ever-accelerating rate. At the time of this writing, there
> are =
> 126 communities who qualify as Transition Towns (see =
> <http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/
> TransitionCommunities>) -- =
> despite the considerable criteria involved (see =
> <http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Criteria>). Beyond
> that, =
> there are about 600 more communities seriously considering it, all
> laid =
> out on Google Maps =
> <http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Mulling> to help
> everyone =
> find each other and start new groups...
>
> (Note: The links above are from the excellent Transition Towns =
> wiki, which is a delightful portal through which to explore this
> topic.)
>
> First worked up as a student project in the UK in 2005,
> Transition =
> Towns has spread around the world in 3 years, entirely from the =
> grassroots, truly viral. I feel like a late-comer. It is almost =
> embarrassing to be writing to you about it now, in 2009, but I
> figure =
> the world can use all the help it can get right now, and building =
> resilient communities is a "the more the merrier" kind of undertaking.
>
> The Transition Town movement is sometimes called the Transition =
> Initiatives movement because it has come to include cities,
> colleges, =
> islands, and all sorts of other communities in addition to towns.
>
> And it is no surprise why it is spreading so rapidly. Not only =
> are these folks incredibly pleasant, upbeat, and savvy about the use
> of =
> the internet, but the Transition Towns initiative offers a
> refreshingly =
> creative channel for people's growing unease about the slow-motion =
> collapse of the old structures and systems we've come to depend on.
> It =
> offers an inspiring, fully adaptable and evolving positive vision of =
> incremental change toward sustainability that any community can =
> realistically and pragmatically implement -- one that can be
> launched by =
> any group of ordinary citizens. The Transition Town (TT) approach
> not =
> only faces global-impact challenges squarely, but suggests that we
> can =
> "build ways of living that are more connected, more enriching and
> that =
> recognize the biological limits of our planet."
>
> While Peak Oil and Climate Change are understandably
> profoundly challenging, also inherent within them is the
> potential for an economic, cultural, and social renaissance
> the likes of which we have never seen. We will see a
> flourishing of local businesses, local skills and solutions,
> and a flowering of ingenuity and creativity. It is a
> Transition in which we will inevitably grow, and in which
> our evolution is a precondition for progress. Emerging
> at the other end, we will not be the same as we were:
> we will have become more humble, more connected to
> the natural world, fitter, leaner, more skilled, and
> ultimately, wiser. -- Transition Towns Handbook
>
> Perhaps most remarkable is that the Transitions Towns approach =
> engages people NOT by scaring them out of their wits or telling them =
> what to do, but by providing powerful motivations, possibilities,
> and =
> ways for them to explore creative local responses for and among =
> themselves. There is no blueprint. The guidance provided involves =
> tools, ways of talking and co-creating together, visons, and links
> to =
> other people and resources engaged in this effort. What we do with
> all =
> that is up to us.
>
> Transition Town (TT) initiatives are formally about the =
> "localization" of communities to prepare for disruptions arising
> from =
> the twin crises of
> (a) PEAK OIL -- not running out of oil, exactly, but when
> the =
> world's demand for oil exceeds its ability to produce it (and the =
> current low price of of oil will not last long: see =
> <http://my.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=3D20090106/4962e550_3ca6_155262=
> 00901061823557235>) and
> (b) CLIMATE CHANGE and the extreme weather and other =
> disruptions that accompany it.
>
> However, there are other crises that effective localization and =
> community resilience programs like TT can also prepare us for, from =
> economic depression (which we're already tasting) to the
> disappearance =
> of government services in a flood of red ink (see =
> <http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/08/deficit-projection-stu=
> ns-congress> and =
> <http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/07/in-red-states-seek-tax=
> -hikes/>) to solar flares disrupting our power grid and electronic =
> control systems (an eventuality NASA has deemed possible by 2012 =
> <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C478024%2C00.html>). We
> have =
> gotten ourselves into a kind of addictive dependence on globally =
> vulnerable systems whose potential (likely? current?) collapse
> dictates =
> a prudent (inevitable?) turn towards relocalization and resilience.
>
> As peak oil expert Richard Heinberg points out, the sooner we =
> start learning to live without oil and the vast supply networks it =
> feeds, the easier it will be for us when the current set-up is
> simply no =
> longer an option.
>
> So all this community preparation would be a great idea, =
> regardless -- and I'd want to spread the word for that reason
> alone. =
> But when I researched the TT approach, I found something even more =
> intriguing to me, personally: the Transition Towns process uses two
> of =
> my favorite processes -- Open Space and World Cafe. In fact, I even =
> discovered that the most visible co-founder of this movement, Rob =
> Hopkins, wrote in his Masters dissertation "Energy Descent Pathways: =
> Evaluating potential responses to Peak Oil"
> =
> <http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/system/files/msc-dissertation-publis=
> hable-copy.pdf>
>
> "'[F]or many commentators, the need for engagement
> points inexorably in the direction of new fora, such as focus
> groups, citizens juries or panels, round tables, "visioning",
> and new consensus conferences, in which, with no technocratic
> monopoly of information, the necessary deliberation can take
> place'. This arises from a growing realisation that =
> environmental
> values are not preformed, rather that they 'emerge out of
> debate, discussion and challenge, as [people] encounter new
> facts, insights and judgements contributed by others'."
> "[Tom] Atlee's concept of 'co-intelligence' offers a tool =
> for
> harnessing the power of communities to implement change.
> He defines its aim as being 'to increase the capacity of a
> society as a whole to act in a co-intelligent manner' and
> recommends the use of a wide range of facilitation and
> empowerment tools to enable this. 'Our goal...' he writes,
> 'can become the creation of ways in which people can
> collaboratively arrive at solutions to their (and our) =
> collective
> problems'. Some of the mechanisms cited by [Gene] Rowe
> and [Lynn J.] Frewer, most notably Open Space Technology
> and World Caf=E9, are also advocated by Atlee, and are
> increasingly being used around the world by groups working
> to initiate relocalisation projects." (p. 41)
>
> Wow. It made my day to find that my work played a role in =
> inspiring and informing this intiative that just might make a
> decisive =
> difference in how things turn out in our world.
>
> But back to the Transition Towns movement. It has much to
> teach =
> us. Here's my take on one set of its core principles:
>
> The key to sustainability is RESILIENCE -- resilient
> communities, =
> resilient people, resilient cultures, resilient systems.
> Resilience, TT =
> folks like to point out, means a community or system can bounce back =
> after challenges and shocks -- everything from food-supply
> interruptions =
> to economic downturns to energy crises. Resilience is in many ways
> the =
> healthy counterpoint to obsessive efficiency. Resilience makes
> healthy =
> systems in which life-serving productivity arises from their well-
> being =
> and responsiveness. Obsessive efficiency, in contrast, makes
> productive =
> systems at the expense of well-being, degrading people and trashing =
> ecosystems to maximize production and monetary profit. When =
> productivity is defined as units produced and profits made per hour, =
> rather than as life-value added, it becomes the enemy of life. The =
> effort to create resilient Transition Towns is an effort to make an =
> evolutionary leap into a kind of economics that focuses on
> supporting =
> and adding value to life, not only in the OUTCOMES of productive =
> activity, but in the vitality of the activity, itself.
>
> Three requirements for resilient systems are Diversity, =
> Modularity, and Tightness of Feedbacks.
>
> DIVERSITY is about the variety of a system's elements and
> parts. =
> It shows up in the idea that every vital function should be
> performed by =
> more than one entity (redundancy, which is essential for resilience)
> and =
> that if a community includes diverse people pursuing many various =
> approaches to challenges and providing different sources of
> resources, =
> it can keep functioning even if some of its parts fail. And if one =
> approach doesn't work, there's a good chance another will. When you =
> want to nurture diversity, you help people do what they are
> individually =
> and collectively passionate about and good at rather than
> formulating =
> and managing master plans into which you engineer human cogs. This
> kind =
> of "follow your energy" self-organizing dynamic is where the Open
> Space =
> process shines.
>
> MODULARITY means that the whole scene works largely through
> groups =
> or communities who are
> (a) able to perform all the needed functions and
> (b) networked so they can share experience and information.
> This is an alternative to having everyone dependent on
> centralized =
> governance and vast and vulnerable supply networks that pull
> everyone =
> down when they collapse. Modularity enables the system as a whole
> to =
> better re-organize in the event of a shock.
>
> TIGHTNESS OF FEEDBACKS refers to how quickly and strongly one
> part =
> of the system can respond to changes (good or bad) in another part. =
> This factor involves good communication systems and, more
> importantly, =
> local-ness. The more local our interactions are, the more the
> results =
> of our actions are obvious to ourselves and others, and the more
> readily =
> consequences can inform and shape our individual and collective =
> responses through learning, answerability, corrections, rewards and =
> penalties, and all the other forms of feedback.
>
> Rob Hopkins stresses that Transition Towns is about cutting
> carbon =
> and building resilience. Cutting carbon and building resilience.
> They =
> go hand in hand, each inadequate by itself, each helping the other,
> each =
> with long- and short-term implications.
>
> There is MUCH more to the wisdom and practical know-how
> contained =
> in the Transition Team materials, but I'll leave it for you to
> discover. =
> I've included a number of further links below -- including links to
> the =
> basic TT primer and Rob Hopkins' extensive TRANSITION HANDBOOK --
> mostly =
> sent to me by people on this list (Thank You!).
>
> I have a feeling that in the not too distant future a majority
> of =
> folks reading this will be involved, one way or another, in
> Transition =
> Towns. The time is very very ripe.
>
> Coheartedly,
> Tom
>
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> For a quick, clear, and compelling introduction to the
> Transition =
> Town movement see this great article from the Christian Science
> Monitor*
> =
> <http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/09/11/communities-plan-fo=
> r-a-low-energy-future/>
> and this great introductory talk by TT co-founder Rob Hopkins, =
> about 6 minutes long
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkGHrWPtCvg0>
>
> For some no-talk inspiration about community engagement for the =
> kind of world we dream of, here's a wonderful slideshow -- with
> great =
> music -- about the many Transition Town communities being formed in
> New =
> Zealand. It's about 4 minutes long:
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAPMTXrIL48A>
>
> Here's an excellent talk by Rob Hopkins, about 18 minutes long
> =
> <http://www.ifg.org/programs/Energy/triple_crisis_av/panel5/3rob-
> v.htm>
>
> Here's a PDF file about the Transition Network (14 pages), "Who
> We =
> Are and What We Do":
> =
> <http://www.transitionnetwork.org/Strategy/TransitionNetwork-WhoWeAreWhat=
> WeDo.pdf>
>
> And here's a PDF file (51 pages) of the Transition Initiatives =
> Primer:
> =
> <http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.pdf>
>
> These PDFs contain information and guidelines that show a lot
> of =
> wisdom about the psychology of an enterprise like this, and about =
> connecting and partnering with different segments of the community, =
> including local governments.
>
> Here is the Amazon Link for The Transition Handbook by Rob =
> Hopkins:
> =
> <http://www.amazon.com/Transition-Handbook-Dependency-Local-Resilience/dp=
> /19
> =
> 00322188/ref=3Dpd_bbs_sr_1?
> ie=3DUTF8&s=3Dbooks&qid=3D1227893553&sr=3D8-1>=
>
>
> Rob Hopkins' blog http://transitionculture.org/ includes, among =
> much else, an engaging account of his own family's efforts to give
> up =
> their addiction to "the car".
>
> Here are a recent set of videos, about ten minutes each: Rob =
> Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition Towns Movement, speaking at
> the =
> Positive Energy Conference in Findhorn this past Spring. They are
> short =
> and very enjoyable, instructive, and inspiring.
>
> First segment
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dkizxt14aPM8
>
> Second http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkbLsmR21gnk
>
> Third http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUwjGDtHGd9c
>
> Fourth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DciZc5vv5-yY
>
> Fifth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DL0GYI5CJTkw
>
> Sixth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDb9KpaELhCg
>
>
> -----------
>
> * NOTE: I wanted to feature that excellent Christian Science =
> Monitor article on Transition Towns (ironically dated September 11, =
> 2008) -- in its entirety -- but the Monitor has done something with
> its =
> website that makes it impossible to cut and paste that article (and =
> others?), so all I can give you is the link and hope that you will
> take =
> the trouble to click it. I do highly recommend it.
>
> PS: In researching this, I ran across this stunning fact: =
> "Americans drove 100 billion fewer miles in the 12 months ending in =
> October than they had the year before, a decline of about 3.4%, the =
> Transportation Department reported Friday. Miles driven fell by 9 =
> billion miles, or 3.5%, to 250 billion miles in October compared
> with =
> October 2007. So far in 2008, miles driven have fallen 3.5% to 2.45 =
> trillion miles."
> =
> <http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/americans-dri=
> ve--billion-fewer-miles-past-year/>. I'm boggled that people can
> throw =
> around numbers like billions and trillions when talking about miles =
> driven. I then stumbled on a chart showing miles driven each month
> from =
> 1983 to 2007
> =
> <http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/05/06/nothing_but_flo.html> =
> which shows the yearly average was at 3 trillion miles per year for
> both =
> 2006 and 2007 and will -- thankfully, painfully, undoubtedly -- be
> much =
> lower for 2008. At 20 miles per gallon (about average for the US), =
> that's 150 billion gallons of gasoline burned by American drivers
> during =
> each recent year. If I were the earth, I'd be getting hot under the =
> collar, too... It is high time to get our act together. And it
> adds =
> immense poignancy to Rob Hopkins' blog entry on his own efforts to
> give =
> up driving
> =
> <http://transitionculture.org/2009/01/07/five-months-and-counting-the-rea=
> lities-of-giving-up-driving/>
>
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> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic">Hello Peggy</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic">Sorry for being late to this =
> conversation. I am=20
> a long time Open Spacer and a committed Transition Towns =
> activist...there are=20
> many of us out here. Th is a genuine grassroots leaderless
> movement =
> where=20
> communities are renewing their sense of their own power, their own
> joy =
> and their=20
> humanity...making plans and sowing seeds for the new and better
> world =
> that is=20
> arriving every day...Conversation processes like OS, World Cafe and
> Ai =
> are the=20
> heart of communication in this movement...Everyone...go and find
> your =
> local=20
> transition initiative and be part of it...the time is now...we are
> the =
> people we=20
> have been waiting for...Cliodhna</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"><A=20
> href=3D"http://transitiontowns.org">http://transitiontowns.org</A></
> FONT>=
> </DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic">Cliodhna =
> Mulhern<BR>Flowstone<BR>Mobile :=20
> 07929328513<BR>Tel : 01244.312758</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic">"I slept and dreamed that life
> was =
> joy. I awoke=20
> and saw that life was service. I acted and learned that service was
> joy" =
>
> <BR>Tagore</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><BR> </DIV>
> <BLOCKQUOTE=20
> style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
> BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic"=20
> size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>2009/1/18 Peggy Holman <SPAN
> dir=3Dltr><<A =
>
> =
> href=3D"mailto:peggy at opencirclecompany.com">peggy at opencirclecompany.com
> </=
> A>></SPAN><BR>
> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20
> style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: =
> #ccc 1px solid">
> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word">Has anyone been involved
> with =
> the=20
> Transition Town movement? It is apparently large and
> growing.=20
> It starts off "when a small collection of
> motivated =
>
> individuals within a community come together with a shared =
> concern: how=20
> can our community<BR>respond to the challenges and opportunities
> of =
> Peak Oil=20
> and Climate Change? (see Tom Atlee's article below)."
> =20
> <DIV><BR></DIV>
> <DIV>And Open Space is a central organizing practice for them.=20
> <DIV><BR></DIV>
> <DIV>I'm curious whether anyone from this community has been a
> part =
> of this=20
> remarkable experiment.</DIV>
> <DIV><BR></DIV>
> <DIV>appreciatively,</DIV>
> <DIV>Peggy</DIV>
> <DIV><BR></DIV>
> <DIV>Here are some excerpts from <A=20
> href=3D"http://www.transitiontowns.org/"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.transitiontowns.org/</
> A>:<BR><BR>-------------=
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> <BR><BR><BR>&nb=
> sp;What=20
> is a Transition Town (or village / city / forest / =
> island)?<BR><BR> It=20
> all starts off when a small collection of motivated individuals =
> within<BR>a=20
> community come together with a shared concern: how can our=20
> community<BR>respond to the challenges and opportunities of Peak
> Oil =
> and=20
> Climate Change?<BR><BR> ... [They embark upon] a process=20
> of:<BR><BR> * awareness raising around Peak Oil, Climate
> Change =
> and the=20
> need to<BR>undertake a community-led process to rebuild
> resilience =
> and=20
> reduce carbon<BR>emissions<BR> * connecting with existing =
> groups in the=20
> community<BR> * building bridges to local
> government<BR> * =
>
> connecting with other transition initiatives<BR> * forming =
> groups to=20
> look at all the key areas of life (food, energy,<BR>transport, =
> health, heart=20
> & soul, economics & livelihoods, etc.)<BR> * kicking =
> off=20
> projects aimed at building people's understanding
> of<BR>resilience =
> and=20
> carbon issues and community engagement<BR> * eventually =
> launching a=20
> community-defined, community-implemented "Energy<BR>Descent
> Action =
> Plan"=20
> over a 15- to 20-year timescale <BR><BR> ... The
> community =
> also=20
> recognises two crucial points:<BR><BR> * that we used
> immense =
> amounts=20
> of creativity, ingenuity and adaptability<BR>on the way up the =
> energy=20
> upslope, and that there's no reason for us not to<BR>do the same
> on =
> the=20
> downslope<BR><BR> * if we collectively plan and act early =
> enough=20
> there's every likelihood<BR>that we can create a way of living =
> that's=20
> significantly more connected,<BR>more vibrant and more in touch
> with =
> our=20
> environment than the oil-addicted<BR>treadmill that we find =
> ourselves on=20
> today....<BR></DIV>
> <DIV><BR>
> <DIV><SPAN=20
> style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: =
> none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; =
> LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate">
> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word"><SPAN=20
> style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: =
> none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; =
> LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate">
> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word"><SPAN=20
> style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: =
> none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; =
> LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate">
> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word">
> <DIV>______________________________</DIV>
> <DIV>Peggy Holman</DIV>
> <DIV>The Open Circle Company</DIV>
> <DIV>15347 SE 49th Place</DIV>
> <DIV>Bellevue, WA 98006</DIV>
> <DIV>425-746-6274</DIV>
> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.opencirclecompany.com/"=20
> target=3D_blank>www.opencirclecompany.com</A></DIV>
> <DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go
> to: <BR><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook</
> A> <BR> <B=
> R>"An=20
> angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get =
> burnt, is=20
> to become <BR>the fire".<BR> -- Drew =
> Dellinger</DIV></DIV>
> =
> <DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></SPAN><BR></DIV></SPAN><BR></DIV></SPAN><BR></
> DIV>
> <DIV><BR>
> <DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR>
> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">
> <DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT=20
> style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=3DHelvetica =
> color=3D#000000=20
> size=3D3><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px
> Helvetica"=20
> face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>Tom Atlee <<A =
> href=3D"mailto:cii at igc.org"=20
> target=3D_blank>cii at igc.org</A>></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT=20
> style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=3DHelvetica =
> color=3D#000000=20
> size=3D3><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px
> Helvetica"=20
> face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>January 11, 2009 2:29:02 PM =
> PST</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT=20
> style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=3DHelvetica =
> color=3D#000000=20
> size=3D3><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" =
> face=3DHelvetica=20
> size=3D3><A href=3D"mailto:cii at igc.org" =
> target=3D_blank>cii at igc.org</A>=20
> (undisclosed list)</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT=20
> style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=3DHelvetica =
> color=3D#000000=20
> size=3D3><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px =
> Helvetica"=20
> face=3DHelvetica size=3D3><B>A transition effective,
> delightful,=20
> profound...</B></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV></DIV>
> =
> <DIV>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> +<BR><BR> &nbs=
> p; Dec=20
> '08 - Jan '09 CII fundraiser progress=20
> =
> report
> :<BR><BR> Fund=
> s=20
> raised so far: $8192 // Target:=20
> =
>
> $36,000<BR> Pe=
> rcentage=20
> of needed funds raised so far:=20
> =
> 22.8
> %<BR> People on =
>
> List: 1838 // Days left: =
> 20<BR><BR>+++=20
> Thank you to the 55 people who have responded so far!=20
> +++<BR>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR>If =
> you value=20
> our work, please participate with a donation.<BR>See the end of =
> this=20
> mailing for how to=20
> =
> contribute.<BR>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> +<BR><BR>=
> <BR> The=20
> concept of energy descent, and of the=20
> Transition<BR> approach, is a simple one: that =
> the future=20
> with less oil<BR> could be preferable to the =
> present, but=20
> only if sufficient<BR> creativity and
> imagination =
> are=20
> applied early enough in<BR> the design of
> this=20
> transition. -- Rob Hopkins<BR><BR><BR>Dear=20
> friends,<BR><BR>I've been hearing more and more about a =
> sustainability=20
> program called Transition Towns in recent months. And it
> is =
> not just=20
> me: it has gone viral. It is being initiated in =
> communities=20
> around the world at an ever-accelerating rate. At the
> time =
> of this=20
> writing, there are 126 communities who qualify as Transition
> Towns =
> (see=20
> <<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionCommunitie=
> s"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionCo=
> mmunities</A>>)=20
> -- despite the considerable criteria involved (see <<A=20
> href=3D"http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Criteria"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/
> Criteria</A>=
> >).=20
> Beyond that, there are about 600 more communities
> seriously=20
> considering it, all laid out on Google Maps <<A=20
> href=3D"http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/Mulling"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/
> Mulling</A>&=
> gt;=20
> to help everyone find each other and start new =
> groups...<BR><BR>(Note:=20
> The links above are from the excellent Transition Towns =
> wiki, which=20
> is a delightful portal through which to explore this =
> topic.)<BR><BR>First=20
> worked up as a student project in the UK in 2005, Transition
> Towns =
> has=20
> spread around the world in 3 years, entirely from the
> grassroots, =
> truly=20
> viral. I feel like a late-comer. It is almost =
> embarrassing to=20
> be writing to you about it now, in 2009, but I figure the world =
> can use=20
> all the help it can get right now, and building resilient =
> communities is a=20
> "the more the merrier" kind of undertaking.<BR><BR>The
> Transition =
> Town=20
> movement is sometimes called the Transition Initiatives
> movement =
> because=20
> it has come to include cities, colleges, islands, and all sorts
> of =
> other=20
> communities in addition to towns.<BR><BR>And it is no surprise
> why =
> it is=20
> spreading so rapidly. Not only are these folks incredibly =
> pleasant,=20
> upbeat, and savvy about the use of the internet, but the =
> Transition Towns=20
> initiative offers a refreshingly creative channel for people's =
> growing=20
> unease about the slow-motion collapse of the old structures and =
> systems=20
> we've come to depend on. It offers an inspiring, fully =
> adaptable and=20
> evolving positive vision of incremental change toward =
> sustainability that=20
> any community can realistically and pragmatically implement --
> one =
> that=20
> can be launched by any group of ordinary citizens. The =
> Transition=20
> Town (TT) approach not only faces global-impact challenges =
> squarely, but=20
> suggests that we can "build ways of living that are more =
> connected, more=20
> enriching and that recognize the biological limits of our=20
> planet."<BR><BR> While Peak Oil and Climate =
> Change are=20
> understandably<BR> profoundly challenging,
> also =
> inherent=20
> within them is the<BR> potential for an
> economic, =
>
> cultural, and social renaissance<BR> the likes
> of =
> which=20
> we have never seen. We will see =
> a<BR> flourishing=20
> of local businesses, local skills and =
> solutions,<BR> and=20
> a flowering of ingenuity and creativity. It is=20
> a<BR> Transition in which we will inevitably =
> grow, and in=20
> which<BR> our evolution is a precondition for =
> progress.=20
> Emerging<BR> at the other end, we will
> not =
> be the=20
> same as we were:<BR> we will have become more =
> humble,=20
> more connected to<BR> the natural world,
> fitter, =
> leaner,=20
> more skilled, and<BR> ultimately, wiser.
> -- =
>
> Transition Towns Handbook<BR><BR>Perhaps most remarkable is
> that =
> the=20
> Transitions Towns approach engages people NOT by scaring them
> out =
> of their=20
> wits or telling them what to do, but by providing powerful =
> motivations,=20
> possibilities, and ways for them to explore creative local =
> responses for=20
> and among themselves. There is no blueprint. The =
> guidance=20
> provided involves tools, ways of talking and co-creating
> together, =
> visons,=20
> and links to other people and resources engaged in this effort. =
> What=20
> we do with all that is up to us.<BR><BR>Transition Town (TT) =
> initiatives=20
> are formally about the "localization" of communities to prepare =
> for=20
> disruptions arising from the twin crises =
> of<BR> (a) PEAK=20
> OIL -- not running out of oil, exactly, but when the world's =
> demand for=20
> oil exceeds its ability to produce it (and the current low
> price =
> of of oil=20
> will not last long: see <<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://my.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=3D20090106/4962e550_3ca6=
> _15526200901061823557235"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://my.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=3D20090106/4962e=
> 550_3ca6_15526200901061823557235</A>>)=20
> and<BR> (b) CLIMATE CHANGE and the extreme =
> weather and=20
> other disruptions that accompany it.<BR><BR>However, there are =
> other=20
> crises that effective localization and community resilience =
> programs like=20
> TT can also prepare us for, from economic depression (which
> we're =
> already=20
> tasting) to the disappearance of government services in a flood
> of =
> red ink=20
> (see <<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/08/deficit-project=
> ion-stuns-congress"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/08/deficit=
> -projection-stuns-congress</A>>=20
> and <<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/07/in-red-states-s=
> eek-tax-hikes/"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/07/in-red-=
> states-seek-tax-hikes/</A>>)=20
> to solar flares disrupting our power grid and electronic
> control =
> systems=20
> (an eventuality NASA has deemed possible by 2012 <<A=20
> href=3D"http://www.foxnews.com/story/
> 0%2C2933%2C478024%2C00.html"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C478024%2C00.html
> <=
> /A>>).=20
> We have gotten ourselves into a kind of addictive
> dependence =
> on=20
> globally vulnerable systems whose potential (likely? current?) =
> collapse=20
> dictates a prudent (inevitable?) turn towards relocalization
> and=20
> resilience.<BR><BR>As peak oil expert Richard Heinberg points
> out, =
> the=20
> sooner we start learning to live without oil and the vast
> supply =
> networks=20
> it feeds, the easier it will be for us when the current set-up
> is =
> simply=20
> no longer an option.<BR><BR>So all this community preparation =
> would be a=20
> great idea, regardless -- and I'd want to spread the word for
> that =
> reason=20
> alone. But when I researched the TT approach, I found =
> something even=20
> more intriguing to me, personally: the Transition Towns =
> process uses=20
> two of my favorite processes -- Open Space and World Cafe. =
> In fact,=20
> I even discovered that the most visible co-founder of this =
> movement, Rob=20
> Hopkins, wrote in his Masters dissertation "Energy Descent =
> Pathways:=20
> Evaluating potential responses to Peak Oil"<BR><<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/system/files/msc-dissertation=
> -publishable-copy.pdf"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/system/files/msc-diss=
> ertation-publishable-copy.pdf</
> A>><BR><BR> &nbs=
> p; "'[F]or=20
> many commentators, the need for =
> engagement<BR> points=20
> inexorably in the direction of new fora, such as=20
> focus<BR> groups, citizens juries or panels, =
> round=20
> tables, "visioning",<BR> and new consensus =
> conferences,=20
> in which, with no technocratic<BR> monopoly
> of=20
> information, the necessary deliberation can=20
> take<BR> place'. This arises from a growing =
> realisation=20
> that environmental<BR> values are not
> preformed, =
> rather=20
> that they 'emerge out of<BR> debate,
> discussion =
> and=20
> challenge, as [people] encounter
> new<BR> facts, =
> insights=20
> and judgements contributed by=20
> others'."<BR> "[Tom] Atlee's =
> concept of=20
> 'co-intelligence' offers a tool =
> for<BR> harnessing the=20
> power of communities to implement
> change.<BR> He =
> defines=20
> its aim as being 'to increase the capacity of=20
> a<BR> society as a whole to act in a =
> co-intelligent=20
> manner' and<BR> recommends the use of a wide =
> range of=20
> facilitation and<BR> empowerment tools to
> enable =
> this.=20
> 'Our goal...' he writes,<BR> 'can become the =
> creation of=20
> ways in which people can<BR> collaboratively =
> arrive at=20
> solutions to their (and our) =
> collective<BR> problems'.=20
> Some of the mechanisms cited by [Gene] =
> Rowe<BR> and [Lynn=20
> J.] Frewer, most notably Open Space =
> Technology<BR> and=20
> World Caf=E9, are also advocated by Atlee, and=20
> are<BR> increasingly being used around the
> world =
> by=20
> groups working<BR> to initiate relocalisation =
> projects."=20
> (p. 41)<BR><BR>Wow. It made my day to find that my =
> work played=20
> a role in inspiring and informing this intiative that just
> might =
> make a=20
> decisive difference in how things turn out in our =
> world.<BR><BR>But back=20
> to the Transition Towns movement. It has much to teach
> us.=20
> Here's my take on one set of its core
> principles:<BR><BR>The =
> key to=20
> sustainability is RESILIENCE -- resilient communities,
> resilient =
> people,=20
> resilient cultures, resilient systems. Resilience, TT
> folks =
> like to=20
> point out, means a community or system can bounce back after =
> challenges=20
> and shocks -- everything from food-supply interruptions to =
> economic=20
> downturns to energy crises. Resilience is in many ways
> the =
> healthy=20
> counterpoint to obsessive efficiency. Resilience makes =
> healthy=20
> systems in which life-serving productivity arises from their =
> well-being=20
> and responsiveness. Obsessive efficiency, in contrast,
> makes =
>
> productive systems at the expense of well-being, degrading
> people =
> and=20
> trashing ecosystems to maximize production and monetary profit. =
> When=20
> productivity is defined as units produced and profits made per =
> hour,=20
> rather than as life-value added, it becomes the enemy of life. =
> The=20
> effort to create resilient Transition Towns is an effort to
> make =
> an=20
> evolutionary leap into a kind of economics that focuses on =
> supporting and=20
> adding value to life, not only in the OUTCOMES of productive =
> activity, but=20
> in the vitality of the activity, itself.<BR><BR>Three
> requirements =
> for=20
> resilient systems are Diversity, Modularity, and Tightness of=20
> Feedbacks.<BR><BR>DIVERSITY is about the variety of a system's =
> elements=20
> and parts. It shows up in the idea that every vital
> function =
> should=20
> be performed by more than one entity (redundancy, which is =
> essential for=20
> resilience) and that if a community includes diverse people =
> pursuing many=20
> various approaches to challenges and providing different
> sources =
> of=20
> resources, it can keep functioning even if some of its parts
> fail. =
>
> And if one approach doesn't work, there's a good chance =
> another=20
> will. When you want to nurture diversity, you help people
> do =
> what=20
> they are individually and collectively passionate about and
> good =
> at rather=20
> than formulating and managing master plans into which you
> engineer =
> human=20
> cogs. This kind of "follow your energy" self-organizing =
> dynamic is=20
> where the Open Space process shines.<BR><BR>MODULARITY means
> that =
> the=20
> whole scene works largely through groups or communities who=20
> are<BR> (a) able to perform all the needed =
> functions=20
> and<BR> (b) networked so they can share =
> experience and=20
> information.<BR>This is an alternative to having everyone =
> dependent on=20
> centralized governance and vast and vulnerable supply networks =
> that pull=20
> everyone down when they collapse. Modularity enables the =
> system as a=20
> whole to better re-organize in the event of a =
> shock.<BR><BR>TIGHTNESS OF=20
> FEEDBACKS refers to how quickly and strongly one part of the =
> system can=20
> respond to changes (good or bad) in another part. This =
> factor=20
> involves good communication systems and, more importantly, =
> local-ness.=20
> The more local our interactions are, the more the results
> of =
> our=20
> actions are obvious to ourselves and others, and the more
> readily=20
> consequences can inform and shape our individual and collective =
> responses=20
> through learning, answerability, corrections, rewards and =
> penalties, and=20
> all the other forms of feedback.<BR><BR>Rob Hopkins stresses
> that=20
> Transition Towns is about cutting carbon and building
> resilience.=20
> Cutting carbon and building resilience. They go hand in =
> hand, each=20
> inadequate by itself, each helping the other, each with long-
> and=20
> short-term implications.<BR><BR>There is MUCH more to the
> wisdom =
> and=20
> practical know-how contained in the Transition Team materials,
> but =
> I'll=20
> leave it for you to discover. I've included a number of =
> further=20
> links below -- including links to the basic TT primer and Rob =
> Hopkins'=20
> extensive TRANSITION HANDBOOK -- mostly sent to me by people on =
> this list=20
> (Thank You!).<BR><BR>I have a feeling that in the not too
> distant =
> future a=20
> majority of folks reading this will be involved, one way or =
> another, in=20
> Transition Towns. The time is very very=20
> =
> ripe
> .<BR><BR>Coheartedly,<BR>Tom<BR><BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR><BR>For=20
> a quick, clear, and compelling introduction to the Transition
> Town =
>
> movement see this great article from the Christian Science=20
> Monitor*<BR><<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/09/11/communities-=
> plan-for-a-low-energy-future/"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/09/11/comm=
> unities-plan-for-a-low-energy-future/</A>><BR>and=20
> this great introductory talk by TT co-founder Rob Hopkins,
> about 6 =
> minutes=20
> long<BR><<A =
> href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkGHrWPtCvg0"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkGHrWPtCvg0</
> A>><BR><=
> BR>For=20
> some no-talk inspiration about community engagement for the
> kind =
> of world=20
> we dream of, here's a wonderful slideshow -- with great music
> -- =
> about the=20
> many Transition Town communities being formed in New Zealand. =
> It's=20
> about 4 minutes long:<BR><<A=20
> href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAPMTXrIL48A"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAPMTXrIL48A</
> A>><BR><=
> BR>Here's=20
> an excellent talk by Rob Hopkins, about 18 minutes
> long<BR><<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://www.ifg.org/programs/Energy/triple_crisis_av/panel5/3rob-v=
> .htm"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.ifg.org/programs/Energy/triple_crisis_av/panel=
> 5/3rob-v.htm</A>><BR><BR>Here's=20
> a PDF file about the Transition Network (14 pages), "Who We Are =
> and What=20
> We Do":<BR><<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://www.transitionnetwork.org/Strategy/TransitionNetwork-WhoWe=
> AreWhatWeDo.pdf"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.transitionnetwork.org/Strategy/TransitionNetwo=
> rk-WhoWeAreWhatWeDo.pdf</A>><BR><BR>And=20
> here's a PDF file (51 pages) of the Transition Initiatives=20
> Primer:<BR><<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.p=
> df"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiatives=
> Primer.pdf</A>><BR><BR>These=20
> PDFs contain information and guidelines that show a lot of
> wisdom =
> about=20
> the psychology of an enterprise like this, and about connecting =
> and=20
> partnering with different segments of the community, including =
> local=20
> governments.<BR><BR>Here is the Amazon Link for The Transition =
> Handbook by=20
> Rob Hopkins:<BR><<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/Transition-Handbook-Dependency-Local-Resili=
> ence/dp/19"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.amazon.com/Transition-Handbook-Dependency-Loca=
> l-Resilience/dp/19</A><BR>00322188/ref=3Dpd_bbs_sr_1?
> ie=3DUTF8&s=3Dbo=
> oks&qid=3D1227893553&sr=3D8-1><BR><BR>Rob=20
> Hopkins' blog <A href=3D"http://transitionculture.org/"=20
> target=3D_blank>http://transitionculture.org/</A> includes,
> among =
> much else,=20
> an engaging account of his own family's efforts to give up
> their =
> addiction=20
> to "the car".<BR><BR>Here are a recent set of videos, about ten =
> minutes=20
> each: Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition Towns =
> Movement,=20
> speaking at the Positive Energy Conference in Findhorn this
> past =
> Spring.=20
> They are short and very enjoyable, instructive, and=20
> inspiring.<BR><BR>First segment<BR><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dkizxt14aPM8"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dkizxt14aPM8</
> A><BR><BR>S=
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> =
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> A><BR><BR>T=
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> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUwjGDtHGd9c</
> A><BR><BR>F=
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> =
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> A><BR><BR>F=
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> =
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> A><BR><BR>S=
> ixth=20
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> =
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> A><BR><BR><=
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> NOTE: I wanted to feature that excellent Christian =
> Science=20
> Monitor article on Transition Towns (ironically dated September =
> 11, 2008)=20
> -- in its entirety -- but the Monitor has done something with
> its =
> website=20
> that makes it impossible to cut and paste that article (and =
> others?), so=20
> all I can give you is the link and hope that you will take the =
> trouble to=20
> click it. I do highly recommend it.<BR><BR>PS: In =
> researching=20
> this, I ran across this stunning fact: "Americans drove 100 =
> billion fewer=20
> miles in the 12 months ending in October than they had the year =
> before, a=20
> decline of about 3.4%, the Transportation Department reported =
> Friday.=20
> Miles driven fell by 9 billion miles, or 3.5%, to 250 billion =
> miles in=20
> October compared with October 2007. So far in 2008, miles
> driven =
> have=20
> fallen 3.5% to 2.45 trillion miles."<BR><<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/americ=
> ans-drive--billion-fewer-miles-past-year/"=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energ=
> y/americans-drive--billion-fewer-miles-past-year/</A>>.=20
> I'm boggled that people can throw around numbers like =
> billions and=20
> trillions when talking about miles driven. I then
> stumbled =
> on a=20
> chart showing miles driven each month from 1983 to
> 2007<BR><<A=20
> =
> href=3D"http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/05/06/nothing_but_flo.html=
> "=20
> =
> target=3D_blank>http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/05/06/nothing_but_=
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> which shows the yearly average was at 3 trillion miles per year =
> for both=20
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> be =
> much=20
> lower for 2008. At 20 miles per gallon (about average for =
> the US),=20
> that's 150 billion gallons of gasoline burned by American
> drivers =
> during=20
> each recent year. If I were the earth, I'd be getting hot =
> under the=20
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> And it=20
> adds immense poignancy to Rob Hopkins' blog entry on his own =
> efforts to=20
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> =
> href=3D"http://transitionculture.org/2009/01/07/five-months-and-counting-=
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> =
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