Events in the Relocalization Network
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2008-01-24 19:00
James Howard Kunstler: The Long Emergency is Vancouver's problem Too!Submitted Sat, 2008-01-05 00:14 — greeninsight The Long Emergency Is Vancouver's Problem Too Lecture on sustainable development by urban critic James Howard Kunstler. Jan. 24, 2008, 7 pm Event title: Start: End: Event Website: Key 1
2008-01-24 19:00
The Myths of BiofuelsSubmitted Mon, 2008-01-14 13:11 — Mary Dalton Louden Nelson Community Center, Rm. 3 * Can biofuels solve the climate crisis? David Fridley, of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division of Lawrence Berkeley Labs, will address these questions in his talk “The Myths of Biofuels” on Thursday, January 24, at Louden Nelson Center, Room 3, at 7 pm. The event is Free/Donation requested. Fridley, whose work centers on end-user energy efficiency, spent many years in the oil industry and is an expert on energy issues in China. He helped to draft the Peak Oil resolution adopted by the City of San Francisco to prepare for the inevitable decline in oil resources. Fridley’s talk presents a scientists’ point of view on the many claims currently being made about the role of biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, in a sustainable energy future. Separating the hype from the facts, he will clarify the many issues about biofuels in language clearly accessible to a general audience. While not denying that there may be some useful small-scale applications for biofuels, Fridley makes clear that biofuels are no replacement for our rapidly depleting fossil fuels. “The amount of energy that we consume in fossil fuels every year exceeds the amount of energy that is captured from the sun in every plant in America, including the roots,” he says. He also makes clear the humanitarian impact of a biofuels-based future: “There is simply no way to achieve [the current target] levels of biodiesel blend…if we don’t want people to starve….Why we have chosen to take the fundamental of human life [i.e. food] and link it to the price of a nonrenewable resource [i.e. oil], is an irrationality I don’t understand.” His presentation will be followed by “A Local Plan for Energy Independence” presented by transportation expert Micah Posner and NASA researcher and solar advocate Joe Jordan. According to Posner, “ There’s no reason to convert an oil addiction into a biofuels addiction. Energy independence starts with walking to the store.” Event title: Start: End: Contact Email: Key 1
2008-01-24 18:30
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil in Somerville -- Thurs. Jan. 24Submitted Thu, 2008-01-17 14:14 — empowerment Hosts: Groundwork Somerville & Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities
Co-sponsors: Green Streets Initiative, Somerville Community Growing Center,
Friends, When: Thursday, January 24th, 6:30-8:30pm Where: The VNA, 259 Lowell Street, 3rd floor community room
Would you like to watch the showing of an important movie that relates how Cuba transformed itself when it lost all access to Soviet oil and petro-chemical fertilizers and pesticides? As we enter a cold New England winter with record energy prices, and ever-more alarming news about the changing face of the planet, it is crucial that we begin to ask fundamental questions -- as basic as where we will get our food in 10 years. What community-building projects can we start, and what ongoing projects can we support, to smooth out the transition to a post-carbon future? The Green Streets Initiative has offered to create a raffle and put up some prizes for those who green their transportation to the event! Everyone who gets to the movie night using "green transportation"* will get a raffle slip. So, hop on a train, bus, bicycle or your own feet, or sign up to carpool through GoLoCo.org, and help us cut down our collective carbon footprint! Or drive some of the way, park and then walk a bit! * DEFINITIONS!: What is green transportation? The idea is to reduce the use of individual cars... so, certainly walking, biking (use lights and safety gear!!!), riding the bus or train, carpooling, etc. You can even drive part way and walk or bus the rest. For our purposes, we are saying that you need to park at least (just!) 5 blocks away to be eligible! Hybrid cars and carpooling with just your own family doesn't count, b/c they don't remove cars from the road, and still pose hazards to cyclists and others trying to go green! ** OTHER RESOURCES! * MBTA.com for transit info, and often routes you hadn't thought of! * www.GoGreenStreets.org: Director Janie Katz-Christy would be glad to help you explore options. 617-625-3822
Jennifer Lawrence Groundwork Somerville jllawrence@groundworksomerville.org 617-628-9988
Eli Beckerman Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities 617-821-1453 Event title: Start: End: Location: Location(s)Visiting Nurses Assisted Living Community 259 Lowell Street Somerville, MA See map: Google Maps Contact Email: Key 1
2008-01-16 18:15
Circles for WomenSubmitted Sun, 2007-12-30 22:05 — bgilday Circles of Women Purpose: Principles: Process: Event title: Start: End: Location: Location(s)Bellingham, WA, 98225 See map: Google Maps Event Website: Contact Email: Key 1
2008-01-10 19:00
Running On Empty film seriesSubmitted Tue, 2008-01-08 17:53 — MaureenL FYI - The Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1920, rue Baile, is presenting a series of free documentary films in association with its exhibition "Sorry, Out of Gas". The three remaining films are listed below. Running On Empty Thursdays at 7 pm 10 January 17 January 31 January Event title: Start: End: Event Website: Contact Email: |
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