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The End of Growth
Post Carbon Fellow Rob Hopkins and the Transition movement were mentioned in this article in the Montreal Gazette about the threat of peak oil.
From the article:
So why weren't we concerned? Peak oil is abstract. We may have natural instincts to avoid fire or bears, but most of us don't have a gut fear of dangerous commodity trends. Why haven't the oil companies said anything? Possibly because they stand to profit obscenely from the crisis. And the BP oil disaster has demonstrated that you can't trust oil executives as far as you can throw them. Nor can you count on them in a pinch.Surprisingly, the popularization of the issue began in Canada. A few years ago, The End of Suburbia, a Canadian cult documentary, made the case that in the event of peak oil, the suburban lifestyle is toast. In 2004, Rob Hopkins, an environmentalist, showed the film to some students at the Kinsale Further Education College in Ireland. Those students decided on the spot to do something. They created the Transition Town movement, where concerned citizens confront the twin issues of climate change and peak oil in practical ways in their communities.There are now more than 300 Transition Towns, and the movement is growing rapidly. Here in Quebec, Boucherville, Coaticook, Megantic and Sutton are involved. Part of the idea of Transition Towns is we need to get off oil no matter what, so that instead of suffering a catastrophic crash people can work toward a healthier, more sustainable world.
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