Transition Towns
 

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Re: Transition Towns
 

<table class="views-table"><thead> <tr> <th class="views-field views-field-title"> Name </th> <th class="views-field views-field-city"> City </th> <th class="views-field views-field-province"> State </th> <th class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Status </th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 1. Transition Colorado </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Boulder County </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CO </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 2. Sandpoint Transition Initiative </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Sandpoint </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> ID </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 3. Community Rising </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Ketchum </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> ID </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 4. Transition Cotati </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Cotati </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 5. Transition Town Lyons </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Lyons </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CO </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 6. Transition Santa Cruz </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Santa Cruz </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 7. Transition Town Montpelier </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Montpelier </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> VT </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 8. Transition Initiative Portland </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Portland </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> ME </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 9. Transition Sebastopol </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Sebastopol </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 10. Transition Laguna Beach </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Laguna Beach </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 11. Pine Mountain's Let's Live Local </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Pine Mountain </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 12. Transition Town Ashland </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Ashland </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> OR </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 13. Sustainable Berea </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Berea </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> KY </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 14. Transition Pima </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Pima </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> AZ </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 15. Transition Los Angeles </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Los Angeles </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 16. Transition Denver </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Denver </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CO </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 17. Transition Whatcom </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Whatcom </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> WA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 18. Transition Mount Shasta </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Mount Shasta </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 19. Sustainable NE Seattle </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> NE Seattle </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> WA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 20. Transition Louisville </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Louisville </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CO </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 21. Transition Newburyport </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Newburyport </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> MA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 22. Transition Paso Robles </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Paso Robles </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 23. Transition PDX </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Portland </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> OR </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 24. Transition SLO County </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> San Luis Obispo </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 25. Transition Town Hohenwald </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Hohenwald </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> TN </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 26. Transition Ann Arbor </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Ann Arbor </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> MI </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 27. Transition Town OKC </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Oklahoma City </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> OK </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 28. Transition West Marin </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> West Marin </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 29. Sustainable Tucson </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Tucson </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> AZ </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 30. Transition Greater New Haven </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Greater New Haven </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CT </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 31. Transition Town Santa Barbara </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Santa Barbara </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 32. Stelle Transition Initiative </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Stelle </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> IL </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 33. Hancock County Towns in Transition </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Hancock County </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> ME </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 34. Hardwick Area Transition Towns </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Hardwick Area </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> VT </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 35. Transition Whidbey </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Southern Whidbey Island </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> WA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 36. Transition Culver City </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Culver City </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 37. Transition Sunnyside </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Sunnyside, Portland </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> OR </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 38. Transition Media </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Media </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> PA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 39. Transition Carrboro/Chapel Hill </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Carrboro/Chapel Hill </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> NC </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 40. Transition Houston </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Houston </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> TX </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 41. Transition Olympia </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Olympia </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> WA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 42. Transition Town Chelsea </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Chelsea </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> MI </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 43. Transition Anderson </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Anderson </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> OH </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 44. Transition Austin </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Austin </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> TX </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 45. Citizens for a Sustainable Monterey County </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Monterey </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> CA </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 46. Transition Northfield </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Northfield </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> MN </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 47. Transition Louisville </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Louisville </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> KY </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 48. Transition Shelburne </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Shelburne </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> VT </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 49. Transition Van Buren-Allegan </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Fennville </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> MI </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="views-field views-field-title"> 50. Transition Reno </td> <td class="views-field views-field-city"> Reno </td> <td class="views-field views-field-province"> NV </td> <td class="views-field views-field-field-status-value"> Official </td></tr></tbody></table>

Re: Transition Towns
 

These people are trying but I see too much greenie weenie global wamimg jive. Not survivalism. If it comes down to survival and family survival these squishies will jetison the green feel good stuff so fast.... Same as a vegan will meat rather than starve. At least I hope so

Re: Transition Towns
 

I have to disagree, gaffer. They're concerned about climate change, yes, but the emphasis is on Peak Oil and the necessary community changes it will bring. The concept of resilience is not far off from preparedness even if the point of origin is different. By practicing behaviors that require less dependence on distant or unsustainable resources they increase their odds of surviving a systemic shock. Having gardens and teaching children how to grow food is no different than what many GIMers do already.

Re: Transition Towns
 

Whoa, these people aren't serious, are they? Los Angeles? Portland? Denver? Seattle? Large cities, concrete jungles, really, are the antithesis of "sustainability." "Sustainability" for such cities is, basically, rendering them ghost towns. They are each solidly dependent upon thousands upon thousands of acres, for dozens or even hundreds of miles out, for food & supplies of every sort. If these people are serious, I hope they're discussing moving, and not fantasies of clinging on to megalopolii.

Even some of the coastal areas, such as "West Marin," are unsustainable. Despite their proximity to lots of water (the ocean), none of it is drinkable. Such communities are bloated beyond carrying capacity, as hobbyist ranchers and leisure-lifestyle elitists moved into such areas in the last several decades.

If we do run out of (cheap) oil, two things must happen: first, the populations of the big cities each must disperse to hundreds of small, rural towns; second, many, many millions are going to have to die. That's not an inhuman wish; it's an observation of the full-scope implications of an end to readily-available energy.

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I can see them being transition cities. Transition from being alive to being dead.