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Living through the petroleum bubble

Robert Bateman, who is part of the Salt Spring Island Transition Group in British Columbia in Canada, sent in an essay that we thought some people might find interesting.

Robert was born in the 1930's, so has lived through WWII and the rise of the Age of Petroleum.

Published on May 8, 2013, by Ben Brangwyn

Dentistry in a time of energy descent

An earlier blog post by Ben Brangwyn, from the dim distant past of 2007

There is a deafening silence from the world of dentistry on the subject of Peak Oil. As we move into the era that marks the end of cheap and abundant fossil fuels, all healthcare systems will need to adapt to the ensuing constraints, dentistry included.

Published on March 20, 2013, by Ben Brangwyn

A Transition Hub for Israel?

Helping connect Israel and Palestine peacefully through transition

By: Deborah Heifetz, Ph.D.

Published on December 5, 2012, by Ben Brangwyn

Faith: reasons to be cheerful

I'm not what people generally know as a "man of faith", and sometimes the religious responses to the crises of the world have left me exasperated and despairing.

Published on March 27, 2012, by Ben Brangwyn
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Jetting to Africa: a poem by the Carbon Coach

If I don't fly, why the hell should someone else?

There's all sorts of degrees of engaging with the destructive impacts of jetting off far away from home. There are some people who will never set foot on a plane again once they've taken on board the environmental impact. Others will only fly for life/death reasons.

Published on February 14, 2012, by Ben Brangwyn

Snippets of Advice: holding interesting meetings

This is the first in what may end up being a long series of Snippets of Advice.

Published on January 13, 2012, by Ben Brangwyn
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Sustainable makers: Devon potter

 Introduction

Many of the jobs within a post-oil era are going to be different from the jobs of today. The repair, reuse, recycle industries will see a lot more action, and the ways we choose to make the new stuff we need will undergo a major shift as well.

Published on January 6, 2012, by Ben Brangwyn
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"Voices of Transition” movie in Belgium

A preview tour of the film “Voices of Transition” in Belgium

Thanks to Josué Dusoulier for this account (and he apologises in advance for any linguistic liberties he may have taken)

 

Published on November 29, 2011, by Ben Brangwyn

The emotional impact of transition

In the UK and Wales alone, there are 11,000 parishes (towns/villages), 60 cities and any number of rural communities that are going to have to navigate the downslope of energy descent, either proactively or reactively.

Published on October 20, 2011, by Ben Brangwyn

Connecting to nature: the dance of the carbon atom

Carbon is the building block of life, and here is a phase in its never-ending journey, adapted from an essay by Primo Levi which he originally dreamt up while a prisoner in Auschwitz.

Published on October 18, 2011, by Ben Brangwyn
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