Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 > <http://www.postcarbon.org/> > > Send this Newsletter > to a > friend[/urlTEXT]?subject=Post%20Carbon%20Institute%20Newsletter & body=Dear\ %20friend(s), > %0A%0AI%20think%20you%20may%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter:%0A%0Ahtt\ p%3A//www.postcarbon.org/news/newsletters/july2006%0A%0ARegards%0A%0A[/LINK] > > Subscribe > <http://www.postcarbon.org/phplist/?p= & id=1> > > > Get Involved <http://www.postcarbon.org/active> > > Newsroom > <http://www.postcarbon.org/news/postcarbondispatch> > > Board of Directors > <http://www.postcarbon.org/about/board> > > Post Carbon Staff > <http://www.postcarbon.org/about/staff> > > Contact Us <http://www.postcarbon.org/about/contact> > > > Donate <http://www.postcarbon.org/contribute/donate> > > *Current Number of Post Carbon Groups:* > <http://www.relocalize.net> > > *110* > > **Post Carbon Newsletter #17 July 2006** > > 1. Relocalization Network update > > 2. Funding update > > 3. Municipal Response Guidebook > > 4. Energy Farm Update > > 5. Featured Post Carbon Group: Sustainable > Burlington > > 6. Strategic Sustainable Planning Workshop > > 7. Calendar of Events > > 8. Next Newsletter Preview > > **1. Relocalization Network update** > > <http://www.relocalize.net/>Every month is an > exciting one for the > Relocalization Network. With the addition of the > Advocates for > Sustainable Development Philippines Foundation > <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/asdpf>, the > Relocalization Network > now spans eleven countries and includes 110 Local > Post Carbon Groups. > > In our aim to continually improve the services and > tools we provide > for this growing number of Local Post Carbon Groups > on relocalize.net > <http://www.relocalize.net>, we are in the process > of upgrading the > site. The content and functionality of the site will > remain the same, > but the layout of the features and tools will be > changing slightly. We > will be posting an information sheet on the front > page of > relocalize.net <http://www.relocalize.net> about the > changes as the > transition progresses. If you have any questions, > comments or > concerns, we would be happy to hear from you by > email at > network > <network. > > We have also developed the first version of our > Fundraising Toolkit > <http://www.relocalize.net/resources/fundraising>, > which is now > available from the website. Over the next couple of > weeks we will be > working on our Outreach Toolkit for Local Post > Carbon Groups at > community events and will be developing our resource > section on > http://www.relocalize.net. > > **2. Funding update** > > We have had a great response to Bill Rees' letter > <http://www.postcarbon.org/specialappeal> requesting > support for the > Relocalization Network. Thank you to everyone who > sent us a gift for > this important program. Your donations will help > build the capacity > of the Relocalization Network. If you missed Bill's > letter you can > still support the Relocalizing effort by clicking > here > <http://www.postcarbon.org/contribute/donate>. > American donors can > receive a tax receipt > <http://www.postcarbon.org/donations_tax_info> > for their donations. > > **3. Municipal Response Guidebook** > > The Municipal Response Guidebook > <http://postcarbon.orgpostcarbonmunicipalguidebookflyer.pdf> > will be a resource for municipalities that are > interested in > preparing for a future of expensive and constrained > oil and natural > gas supplies. This project will build on past and > continuing Post > Carbon Institute work to collect and organize > information about > municipal needs and resources related to the > challenges of planning > for peak oil. The guidebook will frame energy > vulnerability as a > legitimate policy and risk management issue for > municipalities and > will include a toolkit for municipalities both to > assess their > vulnerability and to develop response plans. The > guide will also > include a series of case studies and suggested > resource materials. > Work on the guide has already begun and it will be > published in the > autumn. For more information, or to send your > questions and comments > about this guide, please contact the coordinator, > Daniel Lerch > <http://www.postcarbon.org/about/staff/#daniellerch> > (daniel@ > <danielpostcarbon.org > <daniel). > > **4. Energy Farm Update** > > July has been a month of intense hand weeding at the > Local Energy > Farm <http://www.energyfarms.net/> demonstration (at > the University > of British Columbia Farm in Vancouver). At one stage > it looked as if > we may lose our fuel and fibre crops to an > incredible onslaught of > bindweed, smartweed and lamb's quarter. However, > thanks to many > marathon sessions by our energy farm team and > stalwart volunteers we > have saved the entire canola and flax crops. The > sorghum was not so > lucky, though we have two small patches left to > illustrate what the > crop looks like. Our switchgrass failed to germinate > for reasons we > are still examining. All of this is a dramatic > illustration of the > kinds of difficulties we shall face as we move away > from > petroleum-based agriculture. > > Our food garden, however has faced far less weed > pressure, and is now > bringing forth bountiful produce including squash, > zucchini > (courgettes), beans, peas and potatoes. All produce > is being sold at > the UBC Farmers Market. The expected attack by > wireworm on the potato > crop certainly arrived, but was quite moderate, and > we have managed a > good crop of very marketable new potatoes. > > If you would like more detailed news of the Energy > Farm network, > please email energyfarm > <energyfarm. > > **5. Featured Post Carbon Group: Sustainable > Burlington (Canada)** > > Sustainable Burlington > <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/burlingtoncan>, > one of the newest > Local Post Carbon Groups in the Relocalization > Network, is > co-sponsoring a symposium on preparing, personally > and locally, for a > low energy world. > > Organizer, Ian Graham, says " we intend to provide > the grounding for > you to start planning your future in an energy > descent scenario. You > construct your most plausible version of that future > and identify > your preparations. " > > The Sustainable Lifestyles Symposium > <http://www.sustainablelifestyles.ca> Sunday August > 20th - Friday > 25th offers attendees three different tracks for > morning sessions: > > Sensible Downshifting: an emphasis on public policy > focus and the > role of government to reduce waste and produce needs > locally. > Technology to the Rescue: the technological ‘levees’ > that could > protect many Canadians from hardships imposed by the > high cost of > energy and social disruptions. > Building Lifeboats: the local actions we could take > to live low > energy lifestyles, irrespective of government and > corporate action. > > The event includes internet access, speakers (some > by > teleconference), demonstration projects, films, > community building > interludes as well as optional field trips to a > local windfarm, hemp > farm, two intentional communities, a biodiesel > garage and the Wye > Marsh Wildlife Centre. The program provides > interactive and > experiential learning that allows participants to > prepare for their > scenario for the future. The symposium has an > integral design to feed > body, mind and spirit. For speakers, topics, > projects and timetable, > see http://www.sustainablelifestyles.ca. > > **6. Strategic Sustainable Planning Workshop > Presentation in > Vancouver, Canada** > > Julian Darley will be presenting at the second > annual workshop of the > Strategic Sustainable Planning (SSP) Sub-Committee > of the Vancouver > City Planning Commission on August 12th. The goal of > this workshop is > to raise awareness of the impact of rising energy > costs and energy > shortages on cities and help develop planning > strategies. The > workshop will build on and develop themes from last > year's event > which was focused on the changes that peak oil will > bring to the > community. Please click here for last year's event > report > <http://www.postcarbon.orgssp1%20report%20-%20august%202005.pdf>. > This year's event will also build on a role playing > session that was > part of last year's event and incorporate > recommendations from the > post-event feedback received. > > The format for the session is under development and > workshop > organizers Richard Balfour and Keenan welcome > public > participation in the design of the workshop process. > A limited number > of spaces are still available for attendees. The > event is free but > pre-registration is required. Please review the > following documents > and direct any suggestions or enquiries to Richard > Balfour > <http://www.postcarbon.org/user/3579/contact> or > Keenan > <http://www.postcarbon.org/user/3580/contact>. > > Working draft workshop schedule > <http://www.postcarbon.orgvcpc.gamesess.draft.06.07a.cwk%20%28wp%29-2.pdf\ > > Working draft gaming session for SSP2 > <http://www.postcarbon.orgback%20from%20the%20future.a.rtf> > > > **7. Calendar of Events:** > > Regional Radio Network to Discuss Local > Self-Reliance > DATE/TIME: Wednesday, July 19, 7 - 9 p.m. The Seven > Rivers Radio > Network <http://www.kmud.org/7rivers/>, a group of > four community > radio stations covering an area from northern > California to Oregon, > is broadcasting a special program on the burgeoning > relocalization > effort in the area. The show will feature the > efforts of a number of > northern California communities to become more > self-reliant as global > oil supplies decline relative to demand. Issues > explored by these > groups include expanding local food production, > developing > sustainable building methods, and improving energy > sources not > derived from petroleum. Guests from the groups in > all of these areas > will participate in the program, with each guest > speaking from the > studio in his or her respective local area. > > The program will be a technical benchmark for the > network as well. > Not only will all five stations simulcast the > program, they will also > each take turns originating content in real time, as > well as fielding > calls from listeners in all five areas. > > For more information please contact: > > Estelle Fennell <efennell, KMUD > News Director Kent > Westwood <kentw, Sustainable > Laytonville Steering > Committee > > **8. Next Newsletter Preview** > > As the key role of municipalities becomes ever > clearer, we feature an > interview with Daniel Lerch > <http://www.postcarbon.org/about/staff/#daniellerch>, > researcher and > author of the forthcoming Post Carbon 'Municipal > Response Guidebook > <http://postcarbon.orgpostcarbonmunicipalguidebookflyer.pdf>'. > > *Global Public Media is looking for a Manager. See > our job posting at > postcarbon.org <http://postcarbon.org/active/jobs>.* > > The Post Carbon Institute encourages the following > courses of action: > > > Begin implementing Relocalization > <http://www.relocalize.net> > strategies in your community > Start a Local Post Carbon Group > <http://relocalize.net/groups/start> > Forward this newsletter > <http://www.postcarbon.org/news/newsletters> > to others > If you're not a member yet, then please sign up > <http://www.postcarbon.org/user/register> > Support our efforts by donating > <http://www.postcarbon.org/contribute/donate> > > The Post Carbon Institute newsletter is designed to > inform you of > Post Carbon's mission, which is to assist > communities in their > efforts to Relocalize and adapt to an energy > constrained world. > > Help us get this message out to the rest of the > world -- please > forward this email and encourage your friends, > family members, > co-workers, planners, policy makers, and politicians > to > <http://www.postcarbon.org/phplist/?p= & id=1>. > > > View the Newsletter archives > <http://www.postcarbon.org/news/newsletters> > > Donate <http://www.postcarbon.org/contribute/donate> > to Post Carbon > Institute > > Having trouble receiving our e-mail? 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