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Evolver Spores: Take Back the Power
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December 16, 2009 - 7:00pm
International, 10011
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Evolver Spores: Take Back the Power
Wed, Dec. 16
Will the end of the oil age mark the end of civilization as we know it? Will we descend into Mad Max mayhem as pumps run dry? Or can the threat of a post-Peak Oil dystopia inspire communities to institute new sustainable models of energy production, conservation, and sharing?
A growing number of institutions, researchers, and DIY pioneers propose new ways to create and conserve power and transfer to using renewable energy in our lives. Innovations in technology have led to a flowering of wind farms, new fuel cells, rapid improvements in photovoltaiic systems, hydroelectric, and biomass energy solutions like Biochar. Visionaries like The Resonance Project’s Nassim Haramein work toward harnessing the energy of the vacuum, or the quantum field, to access infinite power.
For this Spore, we invite regional Evolvers to discuss the future of energy, from radical innovations and renewable technologies to conservation through upgraded environmental design. When we know the situation we face and the options available to us, we can work together to prepare a soft landing for the fossil fuel power-down.
Check the list below to find a Spore in your area. You can also email the regional host (via their group page) if you’d like to get involved in the planning of the event. If there is not yet a Spore in your community, email jonathan((at))evolver((dot))net to start your own.
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
EUROPE
USA
Image: "Peaked Oil" by AZRainman on Flickr courtesy of Creative Commons Licensing.
Comments
Re: Edmonton, AB, Canada
— Dec 10, 2009
I really wished that there was an Evolver Spore in Edmonton, AB, Canada where I live. I am happy, however, to pass on the following good news.
"On November 24, 2009 Edmonton's City Council joined Lethbridge and Leduc, and passed a motion to send a letter to the Premier of Alberta encouraging the Premier to set up a Provincial Renewable Energy Task Force.
In addition to asking the province to set up a Provincial Renewable Energy Task Force, at the same November 18 Executive Committee meeting, Mayor Mandel suggested, with great enthusiasm, that Edmonton should as well set up its own Renewable Energy Task Force. This met with strong endorsement from the Councillors. The Executive Committee then asked the City staff to prepare a terms of reference for an Edmonton City Renewable Energy Task Force." http://ereg2.edmonton.ca/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=292&doctype=MINUT... Scroll down and click on item 6.2 Renewables and Micro-Generation. We have councillor Don Iveson, Rob Harlan of SESCI-NAC and Gordon Howell of Howell-Mayhew Engineering to to thank for initiating this action.
Perth, Western Australia
— Dec 10, 2009
Any other Perthites out there interested in starting a spore?
RE: Interested
— Dec 19, 2009
Hey Luke Man
Am keen to start a spore in Perth.
What do you need me to do?
Renae
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