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Relocalize - August '07 - Vol. 2, Issue 8


Relocalization Network News:

Welcome to New Local Post Carbon Groups

Please join us in welcoming the following Group Coordinators and their Local Groups to the Relocalization Network. Take a moment to have a look at their websites:



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Host a Film Screening: post your review!

We've added new screenings to the film resources page - visit www.relocalize.net/screenings.

Over the last year, several new film documentaries have been produced that focus on peak oil, energy issues and relocalization, including:

...and more!

Post your film reviews and discuss the films in the forums. Contact us to send in your suggestions for films to screen! Be one of the first ten people to post a film review in the forum and receive a free complimentary DVD copy of The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.

Download the film screening guide and other resources for holding screenings in your community: flyer templates, posters, and more, at www.relocalize.net/screenings. Browse the events calendar on relocalize.net for upcoming screenings in your area.

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Relocalize.net: new online tutorials

During the last few weeks, the tech team has been working on creating new group email list serves. Contact us if you are interested in helping us test this new tool before it gets rolled out to all groups.

Browse the new online tutorials:

If you have a suggestion for a tutorial that you would like to see, please send us an email.

Help us promote the Relocalization Network - put a button on your website!

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Janaia Donaldson recaps Peak Moment TV On the Road

Last summer, we supported Janaia Donaldson and Robyn Mallgren of Peak Moment TV on their journey across the West Coast of North America visiting communities and interviewing local experts. One year later, Janaia reflects on the trip and outlines next steps. Read the full entry on Janaia's blog.

"We smiled and felt a twinge of longing to be back on the road, remembering how we wound our way through Oregon, Washington and British Columbia videotaping more than 80 programs organized by relocalization group coordinators and supported by the Relocalization Network. This blog chronicled that journey.

Back home producing a Peak Moment Conversation program each week, we are revisiting many people and places we taped. There's Sharon Abreu and Michael Hurwicz singing about the End of Oil, and Errol and Kathleen demonstrating the hand tools at Smith and Speed Mercantile (Orcas Island)..." Read more

New DVDs produced by Peak Moment TV include (see all):

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Post Carbon Cities: Preview the guidebook for local governments

Portions of Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty, our new guidebook for local governments, are now available for free download! Visit www.postcarboncities.net/guidebook to download this special promotional version of the guidebook, which includes the Executive Summary, the Introduction, a guide to making a local government statement on peak oil, and a guide to establishing a peak oil task force.

As energy and climate change become increasingly important issues for businesses and citizens, Post Carbon Cities comes not a moment too soon for local leaders who want to know more about these unprecedented challenges. Renowned urbanist James Howard Kunstler (author of The Long Emergency and The Geography of Nowhere) has this to say about the Guidebook:

"Post Carbon Cities is an exceptionally clear and comprehensive call-to-action to those who actually work in the trenches of city governance. We don't have any more time to waste getting ready for an energy-scarcer future, and for those who remain dazed and confused, this book is an excellent place to start."

Pre-ordering for the hard copy version of the guidebook (US$30) will be available shortly at our online store. Watch www.postcarboncities.net/guidebook for updated information.

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New on Global Public Media

Global Public Media, an initiative of Post Carbon Institute, is an internet broadcasting station that streams long format audio and video interviews with world experts. Click on the links below for the latest additions on GPM.

     BBC Journalist David Strahan on the mainstreaming of peak oil
     Deconstructing Dinner: Fermenting Revolution / Soil Matters CSA I
     Petroleum Review's Chris Skrewbowski on the dramatic shortage of new LNG mega projects
     Transitiontown.org's Rob Hopkins on the transition movement
     Sheri Liao, Global Village Beijing Founder & President, on Environmentalism in China

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Book of the month: Deep Economy by Bill McKibben

Each month, we feature a relevant article, usually highlighting the work of groups in the Relocalization Network. This month, we've decided to try something new, and feature a chosen book: Deep Economy by Bill McKibben, well-known author, educator and environmentalist. Bill McKibben has done a lot of work over the years towards communicating the need for environmental awareness and change. He recently headed up the hugely successful Step It Up campaign on April 14, 2007, which brought together thousands of people across the United States to send a message to the U.S. Congress to take action on climate change. He has been a huge supporter of building strong an vibrant local economies and has helped promote the work of the Relocalization Network. We invite you to pick up the book and log on to relocalize.net and post your review and discuss the book in the online forums.

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Upcoming Events

Have an event you would like to share with the Network? Please send an email to Shelby by the last week of the month and we will include it in the next issue of Relocalize.

Solar Living Institute: SolFest XII

August 18-19, Hopland, California
Speakers, Workshops, Music and more. Julian Darley, Celine Rich and Richard Heinberg will be presenting and doing a workshop on Aug 19th. See www.solarliving.org for details and registration.

IFG Teach-in: Confronting the Global Triple Crisis

Sept. 14-16, 2007, Washington, DC
Climate Change, Peak Oil, and Global Resource Depletion & Extinction. See www.ifg.org for more information.

ASPO-USA 2007 Houston World Oil Conference

October 17-20, Houston, Texas
See www.aspo-usa.com for details and registration.

18th Annual Bioneers Conference

October 19-21, San Rafael, California
See www.bioneers.org/conference for details and registration.

Community Matters '07 Conference

October 23-25, Burlington, Vermont
See www.communitymatters.org for details and registration.

The Community Solution: Planning for Hard Times 4th Annual Conference

October 26-28, Yellow Springs, Ohio
See www.communitysolution.org for details and registration.

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If you have any comments about this Newsletter or suggestions for the next, please contact us.

Best,

The Relocalization Network Team

Post Carbon Institute
Tel. +1 707 827 3221
+1 800 590 7745 (toll-free)
Email Us
327 Murphy Avenue
Sebastopol, California, 95472, USA
www.relocalize.net
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