Transition Maryland

Community Resilience, Self-Reliance, Renewable Energy & Cooperation

A networking coalition providing Transition Initiatives based on local production, renewable energy, efficiency & resilient communities.

Latest Activity

To research various alternative currencies in our region.
yesterday
Lore Great idea! The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look At the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin (Paperback - 2009) is a remarkable and very clear expose on the creation, purpose and operation of the Federal Reserve. There is also an ...
yesterday
Chris and Shirley, in my never-ending attempt to keep things organized . . . I have created two other discussions . . a) links to websites and articles online b) books If either of you have other articles or books you think people should know abo...
yesterday
Lore Rosenthal added a discussion to the group Alternative Currencies
The End of Money and Future of Civilization by Thomas Greco
yesterday
FYI, I keep adding to the document above . . such as contact info for Anacostia Hours . . . link to WAMU radio interview with Larry Chang about Potomacs, etc. So please keep checking the document at the top
yesterday
I'm with the Anacostia Hours organization, and today at a Mt. Rainier event two people mentioned to me that there is a group in Greenbelt studying local currencies. We are happy to share our experience so far, if you are looking into using Hours ...
on Sunday
Chris Belchamber added a discussion to the group Alternative Currencies
The Daily Crux: Porter… our posts regarding the "secret dollar plan" and the recent talk from large money managers about gold received major reader interest. Do you believe the White House really wants a strong dollar? They say one thing and then...
on Saturday
Sounds intriguing. I've ordered a copy of the book and will have it available tf ranyone in the group who s interested in reading it (After I've read it!)-Shirley
on Saturday

Blog Posts

Geoff Stack

Worldchanging: Transition Towns or Bright Green Cities?

All,

I offer the link below as something that I found as thought-provoking - I don't endorse it one way or the other. What are your thoughts on it?

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010672.html

I look forward to working with you all to advance sustainability in Baltimore and beyond in any way we can. I am thrilled to know that others are looking at the big picture and questioning many of the basic systems that we rely on.

Th… Continue

Posted by Geoff Stack on October 28, 2009 at 8:18am — 1 Comment

EcolocityDC

Transition Handbook online



Download or read The Transition Handbook online.

Posted by EcolocityDC on August 13, 2009 at 6:53pm

Tim Willard

Cheer Up, It's Going to Get Worse

Transition movements are starting to get some good press.

Transition Santa Cruz was featured in an article in the Santa Cruz Weekly, Santa Cruz Group Gears Up for Life After Cheap Oil.

Peak oil” is a familiar catch phrase, though the gravity of its truest meaning still eludes much of the populace. In theory it represents the end of modern society as we know it, a scenario in which
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Posted by Tim Willard on June 20, 2009 at 2:40pm

andrew eisenberg

What is better than doing all that you can? Not doing what you can't

The ends justify means. To this gandhi would disagree for he felt the ends and means to be interchangeable. We all, to include myself, are hypocrites. We call for change yet employ the same methods that cause the problems. We must accept this if we are to transition from thoughtlessness to an increase in awareness and action.

I feel imperfect; I need community. I express myself as a lion, attacking the subjectivity in our fragile perspectives. My perspective is that of a design, where the probl… Continue

Posted by andrew eisenberg on June 11, 2009 at 12:17pm

Kolya Braun-Greiner

Climate Justice & Spirituality

As we begin to face the enormity of changes before us and especially for our children's generation, it will become imperative for us to ground and center ourselves in the deep roots of spiritual traditions that will sustain us, otherwise we may easily be overwhelmed with fear and grief for the future. Present and future generations are counting on us to respond. This is a Kairos moment, an exciting and yes, sobering time to be alive. I will be co-leading a course at Ghost Ranch Reteat Center --… Continue

Posted by Kolya Braun-Greiner on May 6, 2009 at 9:01pm — 2 Comments

 

Who We Are...

TRANSITION MARYLAND is a networking site for those who seek local-scale green-oriented implementation of Transition models for local communities.

This site, and many like it, are being developed through grassroots participation, and is continually evolving. It is a spontaneously arising effort to synergistically connect transition workers with each other and to identify and nurture the development of useful and necessary local Transition Initiatives, solutions, and practices.

The Transition Movement embraces several other familiar monikers: Local Self Reliance, Appropriate Technology, Decentralization, Localization, Relocalization, Post Carbon, Post Petroleum, Beyond Oil.

This emerging Transition Culture will empower communities to squarely face the issues surrounding peak oil and climate change, and unleash the collective genius of their own citizens to find innovative solutions to these momentous challenges:
For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how are we going to:
  • drastically reduce carbon emissions (in response to climate change);
  • significantly rebuild resilience (in response to peak oil);
  • and greatly strengthen our local economy (in response to economic instability)?

Transition Initiatives make no claim to have all the answers, but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills and determination in our communities, the solutions can readily emerge. Now is the time for us to take stock and start re-creating our future in ways that are not based on cheap, plentiful and polluting oil but on localized food, sustainable energy sources, resilient local economies and an enlivened sense of community well-being.


Members

  • William Barnes
  • Ruth Alice White
  • Chris Belchamber
  • Angela
  • EcolocityDC
  • Cynthia Newcomer
  • Les Squires
  • nadine bloch
  • Shirley Ann Middleton
  • Lore Rosenthal
  • Bob Fireovid
  • Susan Belchamber
  • willieg
  • Jesse Hersh
  • Geoff Stack
  • Aliza Ess
  • John Gavan
  • Jim
  • Bonnie North
  • Sarah Meggison
  • Tim Willard
  • Mary Rooker
  • David Meyers
  • andrew eisenberg
  • Philip Bogdonoff
  • Patricia Stephenson
  • Ernest J.P. Muhly

Things You Can Do Today

  • Contact Members above by clicking on their photo. Every photo is one-click access to any person you want to contact anywhere in our community. Welcome them, remembering that each person and each group carries a unique spark capable of warming and enhancing our whole community.
  • Greet each other! -- Click periodically on MEMBERS on the menu above to make sure every newcomer is properly greeted. Volunteer to show them around and answer their questions.

Events

Forum

EcolocityDC

Take action

Started by EcolocityDC in Inbox Oct 19.

EcolocityDC

Vacancies at Maitri House

Started by EcolocityDC in Untitled Category Oct 19.

EcolocityDC

Call for community gardens in Baltimore food deserts 1 Reply

Started by EcolocityDC in Inbox. Last reply by Lore Rosenthal Aug 6.

 
 

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News from EnergyBulletin.net

UK & Europe - Nov 10

-Europe Must Stop 'Fetishizing' American Relationship
-Britain rules out climate treaty at summit
-Recession 'fuels UK shoplifting'
-10 new nuclear power stations named
-Spain's windfarms set new national record for electricity generation

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Deep thought - Nov 10

-Clive James isn't a climate change sceptic, he's a sucker - but this may be the reason
-The Stories We Tell…
-Building a Better Citizen
-Sacred Activism: An Unprecedented Marriage

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Can we handle the truth?

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released World Energy Outlook 2009 today. Even before the sham was shipped, it was exposed as a big 'ol bucket of lies. Seems the current administration thinks Americans can't handle the truth, so we need to apply some pressure to keep the lid on the facts. If this country's paragon of transparency (i.e., world's leading liar) and master of hope (i.e., wishful thinking) actually trusted the American people, perhaps we could avert chaos.

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World Energy Outlook 2009 - (press release and excerpt)

"World leaders gathering in Copenhagen next month for the UN Climate summit have a historic opportunity to avert the worst effects of climate change. The World Energy Outlook 2009 seeks to add momentum to their negotiations at this crucial stage by detailing the practical steps needed for a sustainable energy future as part of a global climate deal,” said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency today in London at the launch of the new WEO – the annual flagship publication of the IEA.

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Comments on Guardian article: “Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower”

I am not surprised that some within the IEA have leaked this news. Rather, it is astonishing that this has not become known earlier. (See the article in the Guardian: Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower.)

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