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Shocks, Shortages, Scenarios - Planning a Post-Oil Future Peak Moemnt 134: Responding to peak oil will require reshaping our communities. These two interviews, taped at the September 2008 ASPO-USA conference, are with Megan Quinn Bachman of Community Solutions, and Bryn Davidson of Dynamic Cities Project. Megan observes that while the ASPO-USA conference focuses on the energy depletion problem, what's needed are solutions and strategies for communities and people. Her town's anxious response to a recent power outage provided a lesson, as many people didn't know what to do, nor had they built a network of mutual support. We need community contingency plans for sharing and surviving with less energy. http://www.communitysolution.org Focusing on urban planning, Bryn Davidson uses scenarios to test strategies for an energy-constrained future, particularly for infrastructure like roads. He asks, how do we invest today that'll pay us back in multiple plausible futures -- from "business as usual" to long-term energy decline and shortages. He notes wryly that we may have reached "Peak Roads" because of peak oil. http://www.dynamiccities.org Tags: peak oil energy aspo cities urban government planning

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Two Views of a Post-Oil Future Peak Moment 133: From the ASPO-USA 2008 conference: two long-standing peak oil awakeners: author James Howard Kunstler (The Long Emergency) and Post Carbon Institute Founder and President, Julian Darley. Darley, founder of Post Carbon Institute, is big on sharing: Sharing ideas to quickly inform a public largely unaware of peak oil. Sharing cars as a quick way individuals can get fuel usage down. He notes the "Re" in Relocalization means positive actions we can revive from the past to enable the powerdown transition. Kunstler describes his recent novel World Made by Hand, a richly textured life in a post-oil agrarian community where electricity and phone are rarely working, and people must of necessity rely on each other. He compares America's current financial and political "fiesta of dishonesty" with the 1850s, which preceded the "last great U.S. convulsion." http://www.postcarbon.org http://www.kunstler.com Tags: peak oil energy economy collapse kunstler darley post carbon long emergency

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Peak Oil and Its Effect on Climate Change Peak Moment 132: The peak oil message is slow to gain acceptance, says energy analyst Randy Udall, because it's at odds with our optimistic It's-Morning-in-America mentality. Politicians "Don't Do Depletion." Randy describes challenges, mitigations, and exciting opportunities to create a prosperous path to a lower-energy future. In an excerpt from his presentation at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO-USA) conference in September 2008, the co-founder of ASPO-USA points out cornucopian myths about energy that are being shattered by reality. His concern is that the peak oil crisis, while less known than the climate crisis, will impact us sooner, and is not being factored into climate policy decisions, Ironically, it can make resolution of the climate crisis easier. http://www.aspo-usa.com DVDs of the entire conference can be ordered through ASPO-USA at http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=662327 This is the third of several Peak Moment Conversations videotaped at ASPO-USA 2008. Still to come: James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, and Julian Darley, founder of Post Carbon Institute. If you missed them, be sure to watch energy investment banker Matthew Simmons on "Oil and Gas - The Next Meltdown?" and "Making Financial Sense of the Coming Energy Crisis" with financial consultant Jim Puplava. Tags: peak oil climate change randy udall aspo

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Making Financial Sense of the Coming Energy Crisis Peak Moment 131: "We are living in historic times", says financial consultant Jim Puplava. As reflected in his weekly Financial Sense Newshour, actually several hour-long podcasts, Jim has been factoring peak oil into his financial picture for several years. In this interview plus excerpts from his presentation at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO-USA) conference in September 2008, Jim talks about the "crisis window" opened by the current 2008 global credit crunch, and deepening over the next several years as oil supply begins its permanent decline. He provides some basic investment guidance for navigating the coming "perfect financial storm," noting that our society will move of necessity from consumption to conservation. http://www.financialsense.com http://www.aspo-usa.com DVDs of the entire conference can be ordered through ASPO-USA at http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=662327.) This is the second of a series of Peak Moment Conversations videotaped at ASPO-USA 2008. Coming up: James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, and Randy Udall, energy analyst and co-founder of ASPO-USA. The first was with energy investment banker Matthew Simmons on "Oil and Gas - The Next Meltdown?" Tags: peak oil energy economy investment collapse jim puplava

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Oil and Gas - The Next Meltdown? Peak Moment 130: Drawing parallels with the current financial meltdown, Matthew Simmons expresses his alarm about gasoline stocks being the lowest in several decades and refinery production down following recent hurricanes. He warns that if there were a run on the "energy bank" by everyone topping off their gasoline tanks, the U.S. would be out of fuel in three days, and grocery shelves largely emptied in a week. In an interview plus excerpts from his presentation at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO-USA) conference on September 22, 2008, Matt highlights the risks and vulnerabilities in the finished oil products system, and answers questions from the audience. http://www.simmonsco-intl.com http://www.aspo-usa.com DVDs of the entire conference can be ordered through ASPO-USA at http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=662327 Tags: peak oil energy natural gas economy investment matt matthew simmons

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Meeting the Energy Challenge Peak Moment 129: Richard Heinberg, author of Powerdown, makes plain the dire situation we're in as declining oil supplies fail to meet demand. He notes there are no easy "supply side" solutions (like substitute fuels): we must reduce demand, initially through conservation and efficiency. Julian Darley, president of Post Carbon Institute observes that while personal action is very important, individuals can only do so much. A deeper response must come at the municipal level -- to change infrastructures on how we heat, transport, and power our society. Sharing, he notes, can bring enormous energy reductions almost immediately: after all, two people rather than one in a car cuts energy use per capita in half. Bottom line: Americans love rising to a challenge. And this IS a challenge! http://www.postcarbon.org Looking for a specific topic in our Peak Moment library? Visit www.peakmoment.tv. Go to "Conversations" and click a tag, or do a search. Our home page lists "specials" (presentations and conferences) available on DVD. Subscribe to our email newsletter. Or click on "Journal" to join the dialogue on Janaia's Journal. Tags: energy peak oil government

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Finding Opportunity in Peak Oil Peak Moment 128: Molly Brown sees Peak Oil as both a challenge and an invitation to create a better world. After awakening to Peak Oil, she explored her own responses -- inner attitude and outer action. Personal changes include creating a vegie garden and bicycling. Noting that individual survivalist mentality is insufficient ("we are all interconnected"), she helped form a local group to awaken and prepare her community. As a therapist, Molly sees this predicament on several levels, noting how crises have the potential to bring out the best in each of us. (www.mollyyoungbrown.com, www.apple-shasta.org) Tags: peak oil lifestyle psychology localization

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Middle Class Lifeboat - Careers and Life Choices for Staying Peak Moment 127: Paul and Sarah Edwards are authors of a timely book "Middle-Class Lifeboat: Careers and Life Choices for Navigating a Changing Economy." In a world of decreasing resources, they ask, how do we financially support ourselves while moving towards sustainable lives? Emphasizing independent income sources, they consider dozens of possible careers from basic services to local-scale technologies. Life choices include lowering costs through simplifying, getting out of debt, and demonetizing (e.g., bartering). Or one can consider an "off-the-map" lifestyle like living abroad, off-grid, or an intentional community. This downturn is not just a cycle, they emphasize: it heralds a sea change. http://www.middleclasslifeboat.com Looking for a specific topic in our Peak Moment library? Visit www.peakmoment.tv. Go to "Conversations" and click a tag, or do a search. Our home page lists "specials" (presentations and conferences) available on DVD. Subscribe to our email newsletter. Or click on "Journal" to join the dialogue on Janaia's Journal. Tags: lifestyle economy career

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School Garden Brings Learning to Life Peak Moment 126: Take a tour with team-teachers Glenda Berliner and Jeralyn Wilson, as they show us their elementary school garden bearing many fruits. It's an important part of the curriculum: children make mason bee boxes, grow colonial medicinal plants, learn of other cultures, and put science to work. It builds community: parents work together, students form a bucket brigade to transport wood chips. It's a site for celebrations like a pumpkin harvest or a play. Whether it's the flower and vegetable beds, or the restful Zen garden, this spot has become a favorite place to be, and to grow from. Tags: school garden education

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An Engineer Examines a Town's Energy Future Peak Moment 125: How much energy does a town consume? Brian Corzilius sleuthed that out for Willits, California, and got a big surprise: in this community of 13,000 people, nearly 25% of personal after-tax earnings (about $30 million annually) leaves town to pay for energy - gasoline, diesel, electricity and natural gas. His inventory grew into an energy independence report which identified opportunities for local fuels to replace the external inputs. His local "energy mix" considers solar, wind, hydro, biomass, wood gasifiers, co-generation, and sewage plant methane to create electricity. A model for any community, his energy report is online at http://www.willitseconomiclocalization.org. Tags: energy localization willits

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Creating Our Own Neighborhood - Bellingham Cohousing Peak Moment 124: Kathleen Nolan helped shaped the beginnings of Bellingham Cohousing, based on a neighborhood design of private homes and shared buildings, managed by residents in participatory decision making. Their 5.74 acre plot originally had one farmhouse, which they modified to become the shared community building with dining, kitchen, laundry, craft, office, guest, and other rooms. The individual townhouses make a small footprint, leaving open space for gardens and a natural wetland. She stresses the importance of agreeing on shared values, and how the social connections enhance and challenge personal growth. http://www.bellcoho.com Tags: intentional community cohousing

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Cultivating a Suburban Foodshed Peak Moment 123: Landscape architect Owen Dell has a vision: transforming suburban neighborhoods into shared "foodsheds" with food-bearing and native plants, and even chickens. Neighbors can start by finding edible plants already growing in their yards, maybe remove fences, plant what works best in each location. Best of all, share the resulting food abundance with one another ("Hey, it's lemon time. Come and get 'em!") and build the social network with shared food potlucks. Tour Owen's own edible landscape yard, including a rooftop container garden complete with visiting cat. [ http://www.owendell.com , www.mesaexchange.org] Tags: suburbia food gardening community

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An Inside Look at an Emergency Survival Kit Peak Moment 122: If an emergency forced you to evacuate your home, would you be prepared? Matthew Stein, author of When Technology Fails, shows what to pack in your 72-hour emergency survival kit — and why. Check out the first aid kits, sleeping bag and space blanket, LED flashlight, hand-crank disaster radio, portable stove and cook set, freeze-dried food, multi-tool, compass, water holder, and essential water treatment items; plus sewing, repair, and health items. The packing list is on his website, http://www.whentechfails.com Tags: emergency preparedness survival

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Helping Local Food Businesses Thrive Peak Moment 121: Wendy Siporen coordinates The Rogue Initiative for a Vital Economy (THRIVE), which helps small locally-owned businesses not just to thrive, but be more sustainable as well. A "Food Connection" directory enables local businesses to buy from one another. Their "Rogue Flavor" campaign helps consumers find locally produced food at farm stands, restaurants, and markets. Tasty ideas from the one-week "Eat Local Challenge: cooking classes, films, and cooking a meal made from all-local products from the growers market. Yum! Tags: local food business Ashland

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Go-Getter Gets Governments Going on Sustainability Peak Moment 120: Energetic Kris Holstrom is the first Sustainability Coordinator for Telluride and a smart Colorado county. The action plan she developed encompasses energy efficiency and renewables, green building, food and water security, economy, and recycling/resource recovery. She enlightens us about green codes, incentives and rebates, a household energy audit program, public education speakers and conferences, even farm tours for schoolkids. For Kris, what's at the heart of sustainability is building relationships within the community and with the land, wherever we live. Tags: government sustainability education

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Little House on a Small Planet Peak Moment 119: Builder and author Shay Salomon finds that the happiest home builders are often the ones with the smallest houses. They're less costly to build and maintain, more likely to be finished, use fewer resources and help people simplify their lives. One version of "smaller" is to share a house, which can ease our loneliness while building our social network. Co-founder of the Small House Society, Shay notes that scaling down can enable a ratcheting up of our whole lifestyle, as we revalue quality over quantity. Declaring "Enough", she says, is the most ecological thing one can do. [ http://www.littlehouseonasmallplanet.com ] Tags: housing small houses sustainability enough

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Calm Before the Storm Peak Moment 115: [Revised version with improved audio] Richard Heinberg, author of "Peak Everything", reviews the accelerating events since mid-2007, including the credit crunch and fossil fuel price volatility, noting that we've missed most of the best opportunities to manage collapse. He asks, "how far down the staircase of complexity will our global civilization have to go until we're sustainable?" His answer: when managed properly, with deliberate simplification, not as far as we might otherwise. In addition to long term efforts to relocalize our economies, he advocates developing community "resilience" to withstand short-term catastrophic events like food shortages or extreme weather. Noting that healthy fear can move us into action, he encourages an attitude of clarity, concern and informed action in this "calm before the storm" that he feels is soon coming to an end. For a DVD of Richard's presentation that evening for "Kiss Your Gas Goodbye", go to peakmoment.tv. Click here for Janaia's blog about this Conversation. [www.richardheinberg.com] Tags: collapse sustainability civilization overshoot resilience

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Protecting Your Money in a Declining Economy Peak Moment 118: Are we in the perfect financial storm? Marc Cuniberti, a market analyst and host of "Money Matters" on our local community radio station KVMR, thinks so. Marc talks about the cause of inflation (rising prices are just a symptom) and how you can stop it with a candy bar! He discusses strategies to protect and even make money in a weakening economy. Like getting out of debt, and investing in things you really need. In the stock market, he suggests dividend paying stocks, stressing the importance of using interest compounding in your favor: $100 saved today with an 8% return will grow to $200 in 9 years. [The information in this program is not offered as investment advice. Consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions, and do your own research before investing.] Tags: investment economy money

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The Bicycling Horticulturalist Peak Moment 117: Ryan Nassichuk builds food gardens for people. His bicycle and trailer are the sole transport for himself, tools, and materials - including soil and plants! This horticulturist also builds container gardens and composters. Tour a backyard garden in which a 6-week class of students filled raised beds with soil, compost and fertilizer, did succession planting, and built a low-cost composter. Recently Ryan has added free seed-sharing to his wisdom-sharing, while continuing to propagate food gardens throughout Vancouver. This man has a low ecological footprint -- or should we say bike tire tread? [www.ryansgarden.com] Tags: gardening bicycle horticulture composting

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Looking at The Big Moral Question Peak Moment 116: "What's going to happen to our kids?" When Bruce Anderson read "The Limits to Growth" in the 1970s, he learned that nothing in nature grows forever -- including the human economy. As we rapidly use everything up, we're now reaching those limits and entering a crisis of adaptation. He raises the moral, ethical and emotional aspects of a challenge humans have never faced before. He feels we're up against limitations of thought, of the heart, almost at a mythic level. He asks: Can we mature from our childish consumerist narcissism to compassionate adulthood? Will our inbuilt caring for our children propel us to quickly take action so they have a future? While facing what's before us, how can we keep our spirit and heart alive, not succumbing to denial or despair? [www.forthefuture.org] Tags: civilization overshoot next generation big picture collapse

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Calm Before the Storm [A new version with better audio is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgZ_Ua6jtWM ] Peak Moment 115: Richard Heinberg, author of "Peak Everything", reviews the accelerating events since mid-2007, including the credit crunch and fossil fuel price volatility, noting that we've missed most of the best opportunities to manage collapse. He asks, "how far down the staircase of complexity will our global civilization have to go until we're sustainable?" His answer: when managed properly, with deliberate simplification, not as far as we might otherwise. In addition to long term efforts to relocalize our economies, he advocates developing community "resilience" to withstand short-term catastrophic events like food shortages or extreme weather. Noting that healthy fear can move us into action, he encourages an attitude of clarity, concern and informed action in this "calm before the storm" that he feels is soon coming to an end. [www.richardheinberg.com] For a DVD of Richard's presentation that evening for "Kiss Your Gas Goodbye", go to www.peakmoment.tv. Janaia's blog about this Conversation is at www.peakmoment.tv/journal/?p=52. Tags: collapse civilization sustainability overshoot resilience big picture

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"Team Fate" - Under the Hood of a Next-Gen Plug-in Hybrid Peak Moment 114: Take a tour of a plug-in electric hybrid modification of a 1996 Mercury Sable, with UC Davis graduate students Patrick Kaufman and Bryan Jungers (interviewed in episode 113). Under the hood you'll see modifications and some interesting new components. Unlike commercial hybrids -- primarily combustion engines with an electric-motor assist -- theirs is primarily an electric vehicle with a small combustion engine to extend its range beyond the all-electric 60-70 miles. Batteries recharge in 6-8 hours with electricity costing about 75 cents per gallon of gas equivalent (2006 prices). Don't miss Janaia's first-time drive of an electric vehicle. [www.team-fate.net] See also Episode 107, for an interview with Professor Andrew Frank, head of the UC Davis Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center. Looking for a specific topic in our Peak Moment library? Visit www.peakmoment.tv. Go to "Conversations" and click a tag, or do a search. Our home page lists "specials" (presentations and conferences) available on DVD. Subscribe to our email newsletter. Or go to "Journal" to join the dialogue on Janaia's Journal. Tags: plug-in hybrids transportation efficiency technology

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"Team Fate" - Designing the Next Generation Hybrid Peak Moment 113: Students at UC Davis Hybrid Vehicle Research Center have been creating plug-in hybrids for national competitions for some time. "Team Fate" members Bryan Jungers and Patrick Kaufman describe how they "gut" the drive train of a standard vehicle, replacing it with an electric motor, a bank of batteries, continuously variable transmission, and some clever electronics. The resulting vehicle runs on electricity, assisted by a much smaller flex-fuel internal combustion engine only when needed. Bryan and Patrick also enlighten us on topics ranging from battery technology to hydrogen fuel cells. [www.team-fate.net] For a look under the hood, check out Episode 114. These are two of the students working with Professor Andrew Frank, whom you met in episode 107. Looking for a specific topic in our Peak Moment library? Visit www.peakmoment.tv. Go to "Conversations" and click a tag, or do a search. Our home page lists "specials" (presentations and conferences) available on DVD. Subscribe to our email newsletter. Or go to "Journal" to join the dialogue on Janaia's Journal. Tags: plug-in hybrid transportation efficiency

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Learning From the Collapse of Earlier Societies Peak Moment 112: According to Professor Guy Prouty, every civilization rises, evolves, and then collapses to a simpler structure -- and this will include our own. Comparing America with the Western Roman Empire, Prouty notes the over-reach of our military, the unsustainability of capitalism, peak oil, and climate change. And, this time, we may see a global collapse. Transitioning to a simpler society will require us to change behavior and consciousness: decrease energy, get out of debt, decentralize, de-consume, grow our own food, build community, see ourselves as connected to the planet. Collapse is not the end, he says. It's part of a natural cycle. Tags: collapse sustainability education civilization

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We Make the Road by Walking - White Oak Farm CSA Peak Moment 111: Amidst cob-wall plastering in the background, co-director Stacey Denton relates the story of the first years at White Oak Farm and Educational Center in Oregon: Acquiring the 62 acres of food and pasture and protecting it through conservation easements, and creating a non-profit organization. See food baskets for their CSA (community supported agriculture) program, visit their abundant permaculture-based farm; attend a workshop in natural building; and delight with kids in an educational program "down on the farm." [www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org] Tags: community supported agriculture natural building education farming

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Advice to Parents and Teens - Preparing for Peak Oil Peak Moment 110: As a mom of two teenagers, Deborah Lindsay is deeply concerned about their future. As a peak oil educator, she paints a vivid picture of a post-petroleum world, with an emphasis on preparedness. With teens she talks about career choices and practical life skills. With parents, she focuses on safety, economic and energy contraction, and steps to begin now. In 2006 she began the daily talk radio show "Tomorrow Matters - Giving a Voice to a Better Tomorrow" to amplify her message. [www.deborahlindsay.com] Tags: education peak oil preparedness teens

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Advice to Parents and Teens... (Superseded) [Superseded by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGKhHQTw_dY. This version has poor audio/video synchronization, but remains here so you can read comments from earlier viewers.] Peak Moment 110: As a mom of two teenagers, Deborah Lindsay is deeply concerned about their future. As a peak oil educator, she paints a vivid picture of a post-petroleum world, with an emphasis on preparedness. With teens she talks about career choices and practical life skills. With parents, she focuses on safety, economic and energy contraction, and steps to begin now. In 2006 she began the daily talk radio show "Tomorrow Matters - Giving a Voice to a Better Tomorrow" to amplify her message. [www.deborahlindsay.com] Tags: education peak oil preparedness teens

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Powering the Rain Shadow Peak Moment 109: Most of Washington State's San Juan Islands don't have grid electricity. Many people have relied on generators, but these days, an increasing number are turning to solar. Renewables installer Eric Youngren discusses how net metering works to pay individual energy producers for power they put back into the grid, and other incentives for small-scale renewable "power plants". He tells us about "run of the river" hydro, powered by diversions rather than dams in creeks. A strong advocate for conservation and efficiency, Eric says we could be running everything in the home on a fraction of the energy we now use, just with rooftop solar. Looking for a specific topic in our Peak Moment library? Visit www.peakmoment.tv. Go to "Conversations" and click a tag, or do a search. Our home page lists "specials" (presentations and conferences) available on DVD. Subscribe to our email newsletter. Or go to "Journal" to join the dialogue on Janaia's Journal. Tags: solar power off grid efficiency conservation hydro energy

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Stories for the Locker Room Hi, I'm Janaia Donaldson, host of Peak Moment Conversations. I gave this presentation about living sustainably and how that has affected who I am, at Gather the Women, Nevada County in March 2008. I wove together stories of my deep feeling for trees, the powerful influence of the film "Harold and Maude," and the stunning information about imminent peak oil that led to creating Peak Moment. I'd love your responses on my blog at www.peakmoment.tv/journal. Tags: sustainability trees peak oil women climate change civilization

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Sustainable Bellingham - Grass Roots Organizing is Key Peak Moment 108: Sustainable Bellingham has built a solid infrastructure to be as effective in their community as possible. Team members Sandy Hoelterhoff, Lynnette Allen and David Kowalsky discuss their decision-making tool QET (a Quick Effective Tool), as well as a natural-systems model to define roles for producing events. Called ACORN, it includes roles based on directions of the compass (e.g., physical logistics tasks are in the south, oversight in the north). With a mission of education and communication, they network people, projects and groups with similar interests. Among Sustainable Bellingham 's activities are film showings and a Sustainable Transportation Fair. [www.sustainablebellingham.org] Looking for a specific topic in our Peak Moment library? Visit www.peakmoment.tv. Go to "conversations" and click a tag, or do a search. Our home page lists "specials" (presentations and conferences) available on DVD. Subscribe to our email newsletter. Or go to "journal" to join the dialogue on Janaia's Journal. Tags: sustainability activism organizing

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