Comments on: Transition, Localization, and – gulp – Energy Descent http://www.resilient-strategies.com/2008/09/transition-localization-and-%e2%80%93-gulp-%e2%80%93-energy-descent/ Planning, Collaboration, Sustainability and Performance Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sustainableleadership http://www.resilient-strategies.com/2008/09/transition-localization-and-%e2%80%93-gulp-%e2%80%93-energy-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-10 sustainableleadership Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:27:50 +0000 http://sustainableleadership.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-10 The Transition Handbook is great! I've just been reading it myself. The graphs you mention are really good - especially given all the cartoonish simplification about energy options that we hear in this political season. The Transition Handbook is great! I’ve just been reading it myself. The graphs you mention are really good – especially given all the cartoonish simplification about energy options that we hear in this political season.

]]> By: mjolsen http://www.resilient-strategies.com/2008/09/transition-localization-and-%e2%80%93-gulp-%e2%80%93-energy-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-9 mjolsen Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:11:39 +0000 http://sustainableleadership.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-9 Very thoughtful post! The best new info I've seen is The Transition Handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience by Rob Hopkins. It makes a great case for the necessity of dealing with peak oil and global warming both at the same time. On pages 51 and 52 there are two amazing graphs that show "Energy return for energy invested" for our various options and "Carbon footprints" for the same options. They make a great (scientific) case for renewables and relocalization. Take a look if you can find it. (As a lifelong sci-fi fan, I confess to some disappointments too!) MJ check out my blog at http://butisitpc.wordpress.com Very thoughtful post!

The best new info I’ve seen is The Transition Handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience by Rob Hopkins. It makes a great case for the necessity of dealing with peak oil and global warming both at the same time. On pages 51 and 52 there are two amazing graphs that show “Energy return for energy invested” for our various options and “Carbon footprints” for the same options. They make a great (scientific) case for renewables and relocalization. Take a look if you can find it.

(As a lifelong sci-fi fan, I confess to some disappointments too!)
MJ
check out my blog at http://butisitpc.wordpress.com

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