Rob Hopkins' Transition Handbook

Founder of the Transition Network spreading throughout the world, Rob Hopkins talks about Transition Town Totnes and moving towards a post-peak oil society. His book The Transition Handbook gives an account of the founding of Transition Town Totnes, and the global spread of Transition towns. He shows you how to start the Transition process in your community, and why it is important that communities are resilient to the coming decline of oil as an energy source. He also includes the facts about peak oil, and puts a persuasive argument for acting now, rather than later. See www.greenbooks.co.uk for 'The Transition Handbook: from Oil Dependency to Local Resilience'.

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[zezt]

I think what you are doing is GREAT!!!

EVERYTHING we all contribute adds up. Even Derrick jenses emphasizes this.

If you just suit back with the attitude of what the fuck. the 'ruling class of men' have won haven't they?? 'Limploser' --you picked the handle dont look at me ;)

[scientastic]

Excellent! I am trying to raise awareness in my own community... I hope to eventually help get our community into the transition network!

[MrEnergyCzar]

The U.S. will have the toughest time creating transition towns because everything is structured to function on cheap oil.....

[DRDOMINICO]

onions all the time right now

[DRDOMINICO]

is that a bottle of eggnog

[samadipants]

Thanks for the great work. I'm speaking on the future of Sanitation at a Transition expo here in northern California in Sept.

[ReverendSketchy]

@Eriyah -I'm not sure a lot of people involved in Transition would agree that vegan is critical! Personally I think it depends largely on where you live and what's available. I live in Scotland. Working on the basis that local is better, it'd be nigh impossible for me to live on a local, vegan diet. That's just not what the landscape is good at producing. So I'd rather eat a little local meat, fish, honey, eggs, milk and cheese etc. than depend on tofu, lentils and beans flown in from elsewhere.

[Michael Dean]

Nice work, I applaud you. Just don't forget what global bankers think of your independence and your new local currency. The outstanding interest they feel entitled to will carry heavy penalties and an example will be made of you. Consider yourself lucky if they warn you first. All the mayhem (death squads) we sat around and let happen all over the world is about to come home to us. Massive, independent, political action (revolution) is the way to deal with the root of our problem.

[LeMonsieurPlankton]

Reading the book at the moment. In the first chapters you sometimes repeat things too often but all in all it is a great work. Can't wait to read on!

[MrEnergyCzar]

Great video...I converted my home to a net-zero solar powered home that uses no oil or gas...I made a video about it called, "Preparing for Peak Oil".....

[Eriyah]

Please talk about why vegan is critical to this transition.

[adele19555]

just love what you are doing. wish my town would follow transition initiatives (barrie, ontario, canada)