We're huge fans of the Transition movement. We love it so much, we even put the word in our name. And while many folks within and outside of the Transition movement proper are talking about a transition to the post-fossil fuels economy/society/culture, it's an idea that still needs more traction in the wider world if we're to avoid the worst fallout of the converging crises of … [Read more...]
#27: The critics agree we have great writers
For all the wonders of the Web, we have to admit there's just as many gutters to go down or wasteful links to follow, leading you to spam Hell, meaningless scraped content, and things you don't want your cubicle mate to see, whether it's bare naked lies from climate deniers to sticky, glistening curves of crude reserves from the petroleum lobby to long, hard speeches by … [Read more...]
The state of Transition
By now, I assume that most people who read Transition Voice know about the Transition Towns movement. It’s been three years since Rob Hopkins’ seminal book, The Transition Handbook, was published, and put into words what many have sensed for a while: that things will never be the same again. Indeed, they're not. So, I thought that given some advancement in awareness among … [Read more...]
Innovating within boundaries
For as long as folks have had things to trade, and other folks to trade with, they've been figuring out ways to exchange goods. Now, I'm not the person to ask about the history of commerce. But somewhere along the line making a profit out of otherwise fair exchanges crept into the picture. Over time, the distance and scope of trade also increased. Initially human in scale, … [Read more...]
The faith movie we’ve all been waiting for
If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed it - faith leaders speaking with one voice on the ecological and social crises of our time. I was lucky enough to get invited to an exclusive "rough cut" screening of a 45 minute film that will, in my view, have a dramatic impact well beyond the rainbow of faith communities represented by the faith leaders in this … [Read more...]