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Transition Tufnell Park

Transition Tufnell Park [https://transitiontufnellpark.org.uk/] (TTP) do the Big Dig Up! TPP, part of the wider Transition Network [https://www.transitionnetwork.org/], are one of the latest Transition initiatives in London [https://london-transition.org.uk/]. Read more of our posts about Transition [https://uniteddiversity.com/category/transition/] for

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GOOD Magazine: Oil Addiction Presentation

This is a nice presentation from Good Magazine [https://www.good.is/]. “If we’re addicted to oil, our twelve-step program should begin with admitting that we have a problem. As the price of oil creeps higher, finding new energy sources is more important than ever. But the search for

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What A Way To Go: Life at the end of Empire

“A middle class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, Climate Change, Mass Extinction, Population Overshoot and the demise of the American Lifestyle” This is a really well put together film. Highly recommended. You can buy the film from the official website [https://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/] or download it

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Peak Oil - Visually Explained

“A Quick 3 minute video visually explaining Peak Oil, what oil is used for, and what the future may hold with regards to Peak Oil. “This is the culmination of my year-long thesis project looking at how Graphic Design can help communicate a complex topic such as Peak Oil.” https:

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Mark Rutledge for Cap and Share models for sustainable energy commons

Via Feasta [https://feasta.org]: “Cap and Share: mechanisms to share scarce resources and provide economic incentives for renewable energy and efficiency investment. Mark Rutledge, an environmental consultant, argues that the adoption of Cap and Share, Feasta’s proposed framework for a global climate treaty, is a necessary tool for

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Community Algae Lab

Algae! A truly green crop for a sustainable future. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/drfriendly/2692806593/in/set-72157606319608471/] Scenedesmus algae bottles > We are the Shipyard algae lab community. We have created the world’s first community algae lab for the development of open-source, DIY-oriented algae technology, to facilitate the

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The Diagonal Economy 2: The Impact of Energy Descent

I’ve wondered how to best explain the advantages of the Diagonal Economy in confronting energy descent. I think that reference to an old post addressing “ anti-economies [https://www.jeffvail.net/2005/10/anti-economies.htm]” is perhaps the best framework.There, I discussed the classical sources of economic efficiency: economy

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so when you say collapse…

[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UBjXcgfboak/SqkRN-RiKYI/AAAAAAAABjQ/o0zEKbkAX34/s1600-h/collapse.jpg] This funny thing used to happen when my friend Todd and I discussed peak oil and energy descent back when we were just coming to grips with all of that. One of us would begin to explain a

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Peak Water?

By Chris Mayer at The Daily Reckoning [https://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/price-of-water-rises-in-china/2009/08/21/] (Australian edition) The price of water is starting to rise in a big way, at least in China. I’ve expected this for a few years. To set the table, water rates in China

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Transport in Transition. A Guest Piece by Peter Lipman.

Transformation Moment: low carbon travel. How, and how far, will we travel if we make the changes we need to in order to thrive in a carbon constrained society? For a range of interlocking reasons, the conclusion of this paper is that we will be happier, healthier and more resilient

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A Farm for the Future

This documentary from the BBC is one of the most impressive things I’ve seen on TV for a long time. Highly recommended. Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family’s farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature

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iZip Electric Bikes

[https://www.topelectricbikes.co.uk/IZIP-Street-Enlightened-Electric-Bike-(-Delivery-Date-to-TBA-)/535.htm] iZip Street EnlightenedSaw one of these in our local bike shop [https://newfarmbikes.com.au/]when we were in there picking up a new tube. It’s an iZip Street Enlightened – looks like a normal fast hybrid but the aero down

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Transition Handbook

UPDATE: The Transition Handbook is now online in a wiki [https://www.appropedia.org/The_Transition_Handbook]! 😛 UPDATE: download Transition-Handbook.pdf [https://files.uniteddiversity.com/Transition_Relocalisation_Resilience/Transition_Network/Transition-Handbook.pdf] UPDATE: download Transition-Handbook.odt [https://files.uniteddiversity.com/Transition_Relocalisation_Resilience/Transition_Network/Transition-Handbook.odt] See also: Transition

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GOOD: Oil Addiction

YouTube – GOOD: Oil Addiction [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOm18c5Btiw]. If we’re addicted to oil, our twelve-step program should begin with admitting that we have a problem. As the price of oil creeps higher, finding new energy sources is more important than ever. But the search for alternatives,

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Oil companies to buy the world!

Here is some scary inside news on Big Energy plans for biofuel and biomass energy production (my own quick thoughts and some useful links follow): > I went ‘undercover’ to a 2 days summit last year in Paris, This event was meant for all the oil companies of the world

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Convergence 13: Transition Strategies

This looks set to be an amazing event… Cultivate Update cultivate your self | community | world Friday 22nd Feb 2008 Convergence 13: Transition Strategies Post Carbon Cities, Transition Towns and Eco-Villages 3rd to the 7th of April 2008 | Festival Pass: €120 until March 10th (€150 thereafter) Bookings 01 674 5773 or

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A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash

This is one of the best peak oil movies. A must see documentary.

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The Switch Has Been Flipped: It’s Too Late For Solutions By Carolyn Baker

Via Dandelion Salad [https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com//] By Carolyn Baker [https://carolynbaker.net/site/content/view/203/] Speaking Truth to Power [https://carolynbaker.net/site/component/option,com_weblinks/catid,15/Itemid,17/] Sunday, 04 November 2007 This past week I attended another screening of “What A Way To Go:

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What A Way To Go: Life At The End Of Empire

I just watched this. As it says at the beginning it is very dense, but overall I think it is really rather good. For more info about the movie visit the website [https://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/] Peak Moment 72: “What a Way to Go” – Meet the Filmmakers

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United Diversity Guide, Ocotober 30th, 2007

So, hear we are again, another week, another United Diversity Guide packed full of, news, videos and loads of fantastic events to go to in London. Welcome to the 4th edition. 🙂 Send feedback and submissions to josef @ uniteddiversity.com Enjoy! CONTENTS 1. NEWS United Diversity News More good news Other

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The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

This is one of the best videos about Peak Oil because rather than focussing on the potential doom and gloom, it shows how communities can work together to implement solutions 🙂 Watch it now!

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The Permaculture Concept

Check out this video will Bill Mollison, co-founder of the Permaculture concept, explaining The Permaculture Concept… On google video As a youtube playlist

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Crude Impact

Another great film about Peak Oil and the impact of oil on society. The player below includes all 9 parts as a youtube playlist 🙂 For more info check out https://www.crudeimpact.com/

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The End of Suburbia

Another “must see” documentary for all you folks out there. We’ve screened this one too 🙂 (PS – this is a 52 minute edit of the original 78 minute full length version available on DVD from https://www.endofsuburbia.com/ ) And here it is in not so good quality but with

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Transition Towns

So, we’re both a day late, but Gloria [https://wisdomplease.blogspot.com] and I somehow decided that every day in May was going to be inspirational! Each day Gloria will a post about an inspirational person [https://wisdomplease.blogspot.com/search/label/Inspirational%20People%20Month], and I’ll highlight