Monday, 3 December 2007

EDUCATION

Climate Change march in 2006, heard George Monbiot speak.
Change The Dream Symposium
Read Half Gone, Jeremy Leggett
& The Last Oil Shock, David Strahan, saw talk in Wrington www.lastoilshock.com/map.html
Attended The Big Event in Bristol, excellent talks & workshops, networked with CAT people, Sustrans, etc.
Training Day at Organic Power - yes we CAN make transport fuel & generate electricity from waste, using anaerobic digestion.....
Millions of hours spent online, researching.
Set up Sustainable [hometown] forum with web links to best info. - spread the word
Attended meetings of above for a year, joined Transition Town movement

What to do?
Teach through doing, pass on knowledge with humour!
SPREAD THE WORD

research

As Peak Oil becomes a well known concept the economy will start to become unstable, as more information about the lack of accessible oil creates investment changes, and these will cause financial shock around the world. One positive benefit would be a reduction in oil use, but this may lull us into a false sense of hope....... climate change may be slowed, but will we have the ability to move on to a low carbon future?

SO, what did we do, when we knew?

Research - to gain a broader understanding of what is going on, ... then Action... nowhere near enough YET, but we have started.

EDUCATION
FOOD
HOUSE
TRANSPORT
MONEY
WATER
ELECTRICITY


What we have done, what we are considering doing...... in all these areas, I will gradually add to...