"Richard Heinberg's 30-minute talk, The End of Growth, is a good synopsis of the ideas presented in The Crash Course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjFQLGVIJak"
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Alex Snyder replied to Alex Snyder's discussion "The Crash Course" on Economy, Energy, Environment in the group Awareness Guild
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"I think David Montgomery's book Dirt would be even better as a computer game! Imagine it... "Dirt: The Video Game" :)"
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"The Crash Course" on Economy, Energy, Environment
I just finished watching a series of short video presentations, called The Crash Course, about our growth-based economic system and how it seems to be on a collision course with our finite energy and environmental resources.Very lucid, straightforward, and eye-opening. Much more easy to share and recommend than a book, even though there are great books on the subject.I highly recommend it as *the* resource to recommend to…See More
Carol L. Kibble left a comment for Alex Snyder
"Hi Alex! Glad to have you with us. A person with your skills will be a great asset to our organization. Hope to see you at our next monthly gathering, Nov 17!"
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Awareness
Raise awareness of the inter-connectedness of three crises: energy (peak-oil), environmental (climate chaos) and financial. The purpose of this guild is educational outreach on the myriad of topics related to our local Transition movement. This outreach includes supporting existing guilds or seeding new ones. We will organize films with discussion; book study groups; or just general discussions about topics of interest.As a Transition Initiative, we do not discuss religion or politics.See More
Leo Brodie left a comment for Alex Snyder
"Welcome Alex. Our regular monthly meetings are the 3rd Thursday of every month. We're looking forward to seeing you. Also please join whichever working groups draw your interest, and if you want to see a certain activity and it's not…"
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- What parts of our mission are you interested in (for example, growing food/food security, appropriate energy technologies, transportation, community building, etc.)?
- I'm interested in just about everything that could possibly be connected with the Transition movement. I'm delighted to find so many people who recognize the problems we face and are actively working toward solutions together.
- How do you see yourself being involved with Sustainable NE Seattle? What skills, talents and passions are you willing to share?
- I'm a programmer. I make computer games. I'm particularly interested in using games and other interactive media to raise awareness and explore the dynamics of climate change, peak oil, food, energy, money, community, transportation, and so on.
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- At 10:25am on November 1, 2011,
Carol L. Kibble said… - Hi Alex! Glad to have you with us. A person with your skills will be a great asset to our organization. Hope to see you at our next monthly gathering, Nov 17!
- At 11:26pm on October 30, 2011,
Leo Brodie said… - Welcome Alex. Our regular monthly meetings are the 3rd Thursday of every month. We're looking forward to seeing you. Also please join whichever working groups draw your interest, and if you want to see a certain activity and it's not happening, feel free to start it!
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