Redneck transition

Repower America is a campaign that is a direct result of Al Gore's vision for the future in 'An Inconvenient Truth'. They've just released the following 30 second TV ad which I hope you will enjoy. Interestingly it relys slightly more on nationalism (lets reduce our dependency on foreign oil) rather than on a global climate perspective.

Open Space - Next steps...

What a barnstorming and exciting Open Space meeting we had - and of course we now have masses of notes and ideas that have already been typed up which we will circulate soon. If you are not on the email list - email us at transitionstratford at gmail.com and we'll send you a copy. In the meantime, we'll be reviewing the notes and getting in touch with all those who said that they could help. I hope that we can get some projects launched quickly.

Here is a little video interview with a chap called Hidetake Enomoto about Transition Japan that I thought was spot-on. I particularly liked the idea that transition has to be reinvented for every area where it is adopted. I think that is what we are doing in Stratford.

Transition Town Japan: Hidetake Enomoto from UNUChannel on Vimeo.

Peak Oil according to Simmons & Co

I've been pointed in the direction of a presentation made by Simmons and Company to the Yale Law School. Simmons & Co are an independent Investment Bank specialising in the energy industry. In the past they have tended to be sceptical about climate change, but are obviously taking the threat of Peak Oil very seriously indeed...