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Monthly archive for October 2007
Showing results 16 - 20 of 20 for the month of October, 2007.
9 Oct 2007
My final installment of reflections on ASPO 6 in Cork is a very short one. Partly because you are all no doubt fed up of hearing about it by now, and secondly because it is actually very short. It was something I overheard on the coach on the way to the registration on the first evening. There were lots of delegates from China at the conference, many of whom were sitting behind me on the bus. A woman got on the bus and sat down next to two Chinese guys and said “you come from China?”, to which they both replied in the affirmative. After a short pause she asked “long trip?”.
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5 Oct 2007
Since it began in September 2000, the Kinsale Practical Sustainability/Permaculture course has gone from strength to strength. This year the course could have filled twice over, and it has the largest amount of second years yet. Hundreds of people have passed through it, spent one or two years immersed in permaculture design and then gone off back into the world again. Where did they all go? What are they all doing now? Second year student Jeannie Timony has set up a website called Permies Portal to encourage past and present students to get in touch with each other. If you were ever a student at Kinsale please check out the site and post your details…. it’d be great to hear what you are all up to.
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4 Oct 2007
A while ago I told you about an interview I had done with Global Public Media which explored in depth the Transition concept. In the meantime, the very noble Kristin Sponsler has actually gone through it and transcribed the whole thing. I thought you might find it of interest… Many thanks to Andy, Julian and the GPM team for making it available.
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3 Oct 2007
**Transition Sunshine Coast** has just been officially awarded its Transition status, bringing the concept to Australia for the first time. It is a real sign of how rapidly the idea is spreading, and the enthusiasm with which people are picking it up (you can read their press release here). Sonya Wallace, one of the people behind the initiative, recently wrote a piece on her website which explains how she first became interested in the concept, which she has kindly allowed me to post below. It offers an interesting insight into how this work is inspiring people in their communities. Heartening stuff.
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1 Oct 2007
I very much enjoyed the presentation by Nate Hagens called “A Supply and Demand Framework for a Full Planet”. Nate, among other things, is one of the editors of the Oil Drum. What was so good about his talk was that it came at the peak oil question from a completely different angle, and delved into areas not usually considered at peak oil conferences, in particular cognitive neuroscience. He began his talk using the analogy of the Irish Elk, which, prior to its extinction, had antlers that were 12 feet across.
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My final installment of reflections on ASPO 6 in Cork is a very short one. Partly because you are all no doubt fed up of hearing about it by now, and secondly because it is actually very short. It was something I overheard on the coach on the way to the registration on the first evening. There were lots of delegates from China at the conference, many of whom were sitting behind me on the bus. A woman got on the bus and sat down next to two Chinese guys and said “you come from China?”, to which they both replied in the affirmative. After a short pause she asked “long trip?”. 
