[SustainableTompkins] "Energy Descent"

[Jan Quarles]

Friday, October 26, 7:00 pm at the Trumansburg Fire Hall (Rte 96/Main St)

Back To Democracy presents:

"Planning for Energy Descent"
by TC Local

Whether we voluntarily reduce our use of fossil fuel to deal with climate change or are forced to do with less as a result of oil depletion, it's becoming increasingly clear that we face a future in which we will be using much less energy, with profound and unavoidable consequences for our way of life. 
The effects of energy descent include reduced material wealth, economic upheaval, high food prices, reduced mobility, and shorter manufacturing and retail supply chains. No combination of technical fixes will be able to change the basic outlines of this future reality.

TCLocal is a group of citizens researching and planning for energy descent in Tompkins County, NY. This presentation explains energy descent, describes relocalization as a strategy for coping with energy descent, shows the kind of questions that must be answered in preparing for relocalization, and outlines the steps that should be taken now to prepare for self-sufficiency and a more local way of living.

The Speakers

Jon Bosak is a technical standards specialist who has spent the last several years researching energy descent and organizing TCLocal in Tompkins County.

Bethany Schroeder is a writer and educator, with a special interest in health care. She serves as the secretary for TCLocal. 

BTD meetings are free and open to all. Handicap accessible. Parking in the Fire Hall lot, but     please do not block the firehouse doors (in the front or in the back). Donations appreciated.

Directions from Ithaca: Take Rte 96 North; this becomes Main St in Trumansburg. After you pass through the center of town and the P.O., the road bends to the north, and right away you'll pass the junction of Rte 227 (on your left), across from a little park (on your right). Just after the park, you'll see the Fire Hall on your right. If the parking lot is crowded, there's free parking on Rte 96/Main St.

More info at www.BackToDemocracy.org