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Don Carmichael is now a member of Transition Nelson
Apr 23
Andre Charles Piver updated an event

Revenge of the Electric Car at Capitol Theatre

April 24, 2012 from 7pm to 7:30pm
Join West Kootenay EcoSociety and Kootenay Carshare Coop for an inspiring documentary about the resurgence of the Electric Car. Precedes FLIKS film.April 24 2012Capitol Theatre, NelsonTickets $11 at the door, $10 advanceSee More
Apr 20
Andre Charles Piver posted a blog post

Resisiting Climate Reality: Bill McKibben

SourceURL:file:///Users/andre/Desktop/Smart%20Solutions%20for%20Cli%23200F902Resisting Climate Reality (A review of Smart Solutions to Climate Change:  Comparing Costs and Benefits. edited by Bjørn Lomborg, Cambridge University Press) by Bill McKibben[1]1.We are at a dramatic moment in the story of global warming.  We’ve known, as a society, about the climate change crisis for just over twenty years, from the day in June 1988 when the NASA scientist James Hansen…See More
Apr 16
Andre Charles Piver posted an event

EARTH DAY: JUMBO RALLY!!!!! at Nelson, City Hall

April 22, 2012 from 3pm to 5pm
3:00 pm at the Commons in front of City Hall. Bring teddy bears, costumes and most of all your wonderful perfect body. It counts!!!See More
Apr 16
Marty Sutmoller posted a discussion

Connect the Dots

350.org has a new video out, priming the pump for world-wide action on May 5th, 2012:http://www.climatedots.org/thingshappen/See More
Apr 14
David Reid posted an event

Revenge of the Electric Car at Capitol Theatre

April 22, 2012 from 7pm to 10pm
Join West Kootenay EcoSociety and Kootenay Carshare Coop for an inspiring documentary about the resurgence of the Electric Car. Precedes FLIKS film.April 24 2012Capitol Theatre, NelsonTickets $11 at the door, $10 advanceSee More
Apr 12
Marty Sutmoller posted a video
Apr 8
Andre Charles Piver posted an event

Deconstructing Dinner Film Fest at Capitol Theatre, Royal on Baker/ Nelson

Apr 4
Andre Charles Piver posted an event

Salmo Environmental Forum at Salmo Secondary School

Mar 29
Andre Charles Piver posted a blog post

Temperature Records Broken : Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/climate-heat-usa-idUSL2E8EN1K820120323US heat 'unprecedented,' 7,000 records set or tiedinShare13Share thisEmailPrintRelated NewsOceans' acidic shift may be fastest in 300 million yearsThu, Mar 1 2012Analysis & OpinionBusting Mr. DaiseyRelated TopicsHealthcare »Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods »Utilities »By Deborah ZabarenkoWASHINGTON, March 23 | Fri Mar 23,…See More
Mar 27
Keith Wiley is now a member of Transition Nelson
Mar 16
Andre Charles Piver posted an event

Vegetable Gardening in the Kootenays Course at Mad Dog Farm

April 22, 2012 at 9am to September 23, 2012 at 4pm
We are constantly being asked if we will allow peopleto come on the farm and work with us and to learn withus - so this year we have decided to once again offerour semi-formal course for Vegetable Gardening in theKootenays.The CourseThe course is designed for 6 Sundays, spreadthroughout the growing season - one day each month.It will cover all you need to know and understand to beable to grow vegetables in our region.The course will run from 10.30 am to 3 pm, and youshould bring a lunch to eat…See More
Mar 6
Gillian Hurn is now a member of Transition Nelson
Mar 3
Andre Charles Piver posted an event
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Food Value Chain Development Through Co-operatives at Ch. of Commerce, Nelson

March 31, 2012 from 9am to 3:30pm
If you are unable to view this email click here to view the web version.Sponsored by Naturally Grown Herb & Spice Producers Cooperative and the Upper Columbia Cooperative CouncilCollaborating to Succeed –Value Chains                                                                                                                                                    March 31,…See More
Feb 27
Andre Charles Piver posted a discussion

Peak Food / Farmland Speculation

New from GRAIN | 24 February 2012GRAIN releases data set with over 400 global land grabsToday GRAIN is making available a new data set documenting 416 recent, large-scale land grabs by foreign investors for the production of food crops. The cases cover nearly 35 million hectares of land in 66 countries.This is not an exhaustive list of all land deals. We only focus on those deals that:were initiated after 2006,have not been cancelled,involve large areas of land,are led by foreign investors,…See More
Feb 27
Andre Charles Piver posted an event

Permaculture Talk & Workshop at Self-Design & Selkirk College Nelson

March 28, 2012 at 7pm to March 29, 2012 at 5pm
From Kootenay Permaculture/Greg Lamoureux: "Permaculture: Solutions for Community Building and a Fear-Free Future" Join Toby Hemenway, author of the best-selling Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, for an evening that will leave you with a deeper understanding of the issues we face such as climate change, food security, peak oil,  economic uncertainty. The ecological design approach known as permaculture offers both a way to think about these issues constructively, and a set of…See More
Feb 24

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Connect the Dots

350.org has a new video out, priming the pump for world-wide action on May 5th, 2012:http://www.climatedots.org/thingshappen/Continue

Started by Marty Sutmoller Apr 14.

Peak Food / Farmland Speculation

New from GRAIN | 24 February 2012GRAIN releases data set with over 400 global land grabsToday GRAIN is making available a new data set documenting 416 recent, large-scale land grabs by foreign investors for the production of food crops. The cases…Continue

Tags: Economics, Security/, Food, Global

Started by Andre Charles Piver Feb 27.

Peak Everything/An Economic Lens

Date: January 18, 2012 2:19:31 PM ESTAttached is an analysis of global nonrenewable natural resource (NNR) scarcity based on World Bank NNR pricing data from 1960 to 2011. My primary finding - global NNR scarcity is becoming increasingly prevalent,…Continue

Tags: Depletion, Economics/Resource

Started by Andre Charles Piver Jan 19.

The Folly of Our Financial System

A brilliant and ever more timely Op Ed piece by former many time cabinet minister Paul Hellyer, published in the Ottawa Citizen after the G20 Summit in Toronto."Whenever government-created money is suggested, the knee-jerk reaction of orthodox…Continue

Tags: Supply, System/Money, Financial, Economy/Global

Started by Andre Charles Piver Dec 17, 2011.

Occupy/Chomsky

Occupy the FutureTuesday 01 November 2011by: Noam Chomsky, Truthout | Speech American flag hoisted during @StudentsOccupy march at Occupy Boston on October 10, 2011. (Photo:…Continue

Tags: Change, Social/Economic

Started by Andre Charles Piver Nov 1, 2011.

OCCUPY EARTH

Follow Occupy Wall Street  TOPICOccupy Wall StreetTHURSDAY, OCT 27, 2011 12:20 PM EDTThe environment is an OWS issueAs the 1 percent make a killing by destroying the planet, the rest of us suffer the dire consequencesBY CHIP…Continue

Tags: OCCUPY/ENVIRONMENT

Started by Andre Charles Piver Nov 1, 2011.

From Global to Local

Shifting Direction: From Global to Local (PDF)  By Helena Norberg-Hodgehttp://www.countercurrents.org/hodge090911.pdfEconomic localisation implies an adaptation to cultural and biological…Continue

Started by Andre Charles Piver Sep 13, 2011.

Ning Groups

In terms of groups that were created by me on the Ning site, these include bee keeping, virtual farmers market, edible gardening and local currency. Despite the lack of activity of any of these groups other than the local currency group, these…Continue

Started by Bill McNally Sep 11, 2011.

Optimism Bias

A Balanced View?http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2074067,00.html We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures. We watch our backs, weigh the odds, pack…Continue

Started by Andre Charles Piver Sep 10, 2011.

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Resisiting Climate Reality: Bill McKibben

SourceURL:file:///Users/andre/Desktop/Smart%20Solutions%20for%20Cli%23200F902

Resisting Climate Reality (A review of Smart Solutions to Climate Change:  Comparing Costs and Benefits. edited by Bjørn Lomborg, Cambridge University Press) by Bill McKibben[1]

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We are at a dramatic moment in the story of global warming.  We’ve known, as a society, about the climate change crisis for just over twenty years, from the day in…

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Posted by Andre Charles Piver on April 16, 2012 at 8:25pm

Temperature Records Broken : Reuters



http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/climate-heat-usa-idUSL2E8EN1K820120323



US heat 'unprecedented,' 7,000 records set or tied



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Oceans' acidic shift may be fastest in 300 million years

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Posted by Andre Charles Piver on March 27, 2012 at 5:05pm

Post Carbon Institute:R. Heinberg : LOCALISM IS THE ONLY SOLUTION

Long comprehensive worthwhile read:



MuseLetter #237 / February 2012 by Richard Heinberg



The Fight of the Century



        As economies contract, a global popular uprising confronts power elites over access to the essentials of human existence. What are the underlying dynamics of the conflict, and how is it likely to play out?

       

        1. Prologue



        As the world economy crashes against debt and resource limits, more and more countries…

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Posted by Andre Charles Piver on February 16, 2012 at 5:14pm

Re-Learning From the Past

Charles Eisenstein: It's Time for A Better Narrative

Our actions are determined by our beliefs. And our beliefs are shaped by the stories we tell ourselves.

So what happens when the stories we tell ourselves are inaccurate?

The short answer is, we find ourselves engaging in actions that aren't aligned with our best interests.

Charles Eisenstein has made a profession out of studying the intersection of…

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Posted by Andre Charles Piver on February 12, 2012 at 5:16pm

 
 
 
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