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THE CRASH COURSE: A personal invitation

Making sense of economic turmoil is no small challenge. Many of us gave up on understanding the economy a long time ago. Besides, economics has always seemed to live up to its reputation as the most dismal of sciences. In the past, why would we want to study it in depth--unless we were hoping to significantly profit from economic and financial pursuits? As Woody Tasch laments in Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money, "I have had it up to--here!--with the opaque, impersonal, d… Continue

Posted on July 5, 2009 at 2:35pm —

Michael Brownlee

HOT, FLAT, AND EMPTY

Tom FriedmanWhen Tom Friedman speaks, people listen.

We've been listening, too.

A few weeks ago, the popular New York Times columnist came to Boulder for a public appearance at the massive Mackey Auditorium. The event was sold out weeks in advance, which was okay with me because I had no interest in attending.

However, I noticed that a number of people had been recommending… Continue

Posted on March 17, 2009 at 9:50am — 3 Comments

Michael Brownlee

THE TRANSITION TOWN MOVEMENT: EMBRACING REALITY AND RESILIENCE, by Carolyn Baker

By Carolyn Baker, Speaking Truth to Power

Sunday, 04 January 2009

For several months I have been meaning to write a review of Rob Hopkins' The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, but other things got in the way-like a planetary economic meltdown and out of control climate change that exceeds some of the most dire predictions by climate sc… Continue

Posted on January 4, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Michael Brownlee

ONE SHOT LEFT: A sobering post from an important voice

One Shot Left
The latest science suggests that preventing runaway climate change means total decarbonisation.


By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 25th November 2008

[Original here]

George Bush is behaving like a furious defaulter whose home is about to be repossessed. Smashing the porcelain, ripping the doors off their hinges, he is determined that there will be nothing worth owning by the time the bastar… Continue

Posted on November 26, 2008 at 11:39am —

Michael Brownlee

THE NEW COOP DE VILLE (or, THE YEAR OF THE CHICKEN!)

The craze for urban poultry farming.
by Jessica Bennett
NEWSWEEK (see original here)

For Brooklyn real-estate agent Maria Mackin, the obsession started five years ago, on a trip to Pennsylvania Amish country. She, her husband and three children—now 17, 13 and 11—sat down for brunch at a local bed-and-breakfast, and suddenly the chef realized she'd run out of eggs. "She said, 'Oh goodness! I'll have to go out to the garden and get some more'," Mack… Continue

Posted on November 18, 2008 at 2:23pm — 1 Comment

Michael Brownlee

DREAMING THE FUTURE CAN CREATE THE FUTURE, by Kenny Ausubel

by Kenny Ausubel (founder and CEO of Bioneers)

The original appeared in Huffington Post.


Dreaming the future can create the future. We stand at the threshold of a singular opportunity in the human experiment: To re-imagine how to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. It's a revolution from the heart of nature -- and the human heart.

Then again… Continue

Posted on November 18, 2008 at 8:28am —

Michael Brownlee

TRANSITION: GEARING UP FOR THE GREAT POWER-DOWN (Times, U.K., Nov. 17, 2008)

Climate change is upon us and the oil is running out. Is mankind's darkest hour really approaching? If so, a growing army of local heroes is determined to turn it into our finest

by Luke Leitch


See the original here.

In Sandpoint, Idaho - birthplace of Sarah Palin, who really wouldn't approve - residents have prepared the community garden for its first winter and plans are under wa… Continue

Posted on November 18, 2008 at 8:00am —

Michael Brownlee

THE END OF GROWTH, by Richard Heinberg

From Post Carbon Institute

Several of us who have been watching the world oil production and depletion picture closely for the last few years are now concluding that the world has now seen the highest rate of production ever. Matt Simmons agrees:… Continue

Posted on October 13, 2008 at 7:01am — 2 Comments

Michael Brownlee

TRANSITION on BlogTalkRadio!

Dan Montgomery of Blue Opal Strategies hosts a "Sustainable Leadership" series on BlogTalkRadio.

He interviewed me this morning for the one-hour show, and you can listen to the results here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/SustainableLeadership/2008/10/09/Transition-The-Most-Inspiring-Continue

Posted on October 9, 2008 at 3:32pm —

Michael Brownlee

TRANSITION BRIEFING

Here's a Word doc with a succinct top-level Executive Briefing about the Transition Movement in the U.S. Please feel free to use and adapt this for your own purposes.

I created this originally as a briefing for a leading candidate for the U.S. Congress, so that he would have at his fingertips some of the key information about Transition that he could use in his own communications.

Here's the link:… Continue

Posted on October 8, 2008 at 12:37pm — 3 Comments

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At 11:15am on April 20, 2009, Eric said…
ny times woo woo!
At 10:54pm on April 13, 2009, Reese McKay said…
Hi Michael! Long time no see. I just ran into Lynette Marie at the Boulder Farmers Market on Saturday and yesterday I finally got around to officially joining Transition Colorado. I was happy to look through the list of members and find so many of my old friends have joined. I will be contacting other friends over the next few weeks and telling them about this and inviting them to either go to some of your classes or other events or to join the group (or all of the above). Will try to reconnect with Tom and Juliette and with Bob and Jane in the Gunbarrel area also.
At 6:33am on February 16, 2009, Roy H Taylor said…
Dear Michael,
I have a download of a powerpoint that you created that I found several months ago and don't remember the source. I have several presentations that I will be giving about Transition Initiatves and am in the process of developing my own pp presentation. I am writing to ask permission to use some of your slides, or more correctly some of the graphics contained on your slides as part of my presentation. I would acknowledge you as the source of that material.
Roy

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How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
Catalyst and co-founder of Transition Boulder County, the first Transition Initiative in North America (formerly Boulder County Going Local), and Transition Colorado. Board member of Transition U.S.
In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
Transition is the response our communities urgently need to make in the face of the local impacts of converging global crises. Transition is the fastest-growing and most significant social change movement in history.
What background and skills do you bring to this community?
All things Transition...
How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement?
Public speaking, providing training and mentoring/coaching, inspiring others who feel called to this work.
Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement
http://www.theoildrum.com
http://www.transitionculture.org
http://www.sharonastyk.com
http://jameshowardkunstler.typepad.com/
http://www.richardheinberg.com
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http://www.transitionamerica.com
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Michael Brownlee updated an event
December 6, 2009 from 3pm to 7pm
At the heart of the initiative is the Awakening the Dreamer Changing the Dream Symposium. Through dynamic group interactions, leading edge information, and inspiring multimedia, participants of this half-day event are inspired to reconnect with t...
November 4
INSPIRATION * SUPPORT * TRAINING * NETWORKING
October 28
Would anyone like to write a review of the film (and the event in Denver)? Please email me at michael@transitioncolorado.org.
October 21
Hi, I raise backyard chickens in downtown Boulder and have been getting beautiful organic, soy-free chicken feed from a company in Virginia, since I couldn't find any locally. I've tried to set up the company with local vendors, like Golden Mill, ...
October 6
 
 

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Gary’s Note: Just when you think you can get back to getting something for little or nothing…Reality punches you square in the face. James Howard Kunstler tells us to keep our guard up because things are bound to get a lot rougher, especially in a...
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Ha ha...I've yet to see any real social change come about from ANY executive branch of the U.S. government in the last 50 years. If only. James, have you seen the Crash Course? www.chrismartenson.com
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Johnson's Sharpening will begin attending the market this Saturday, November 28, 2009 so bring your dull knives, tools and swords.
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As most of you already know, we have been collecting materials over at the Grange in preparation for our 2010 gardening season. We are now ready to collect newspapers and cardboard. There are a couple of pallets over there that can be used to hold...
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I posted the night at the movies on my facebook page as well. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186817850898&ref=nf Pass it along to your facebook friends too.
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Transition Naropa is an inclusive, University-wide movement for greater sustainability and self-reliance at Naropa.
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For most, holiday meals suggest togetherness, tradition and time with family and friends. For someone in recovery from an eating disorder, however, the elevated focus on food can trigger anxiety, stress, and in severe cases, relapse. According to...
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“Papers” Film Screens in Boulder, CO December 5th, Local group speaks to immigration issues in Boulder County Imagine if you did not have the right to live in the country where you grew up. Imagine that you couldn’t work or drive. Imagine you cou...
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