[SustainableTompkins] "Energy Descent"

[Tony Del Plato]

Thanks Jan for this sobering piece. Like Paul Revere, it's long past time
for a vocal full court press with everyone we know on energy use if our
grandchildren and beyond are to have a chance. (no apologies to those who
don't like to mix politics & sports) I'm circulating this far n' wide.
Tony Del Plato

On 10/17/07, Jan Quarles <janq at zoom-dsl.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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