American Municipal Power (AMP) has cancelled plans for a Meigs County coal fired power plant in Ohio!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Cleveland Plain Dealer informs us:
American Municipal Power (AMP) will not build coal fired power plant
Excerpt from Cleveland Plain Dealer article:
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The decision is good news to the Ohio Sierra Club, which opposes th…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 25, 2009 at 4:10pm —
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From
Huffington Post: Obama to Copenhagen for Climate Talks (BREAKING 11/25/09)
WASHINGTON -- A White House official says President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen next month for a global climate conference.
The official says the president will be in Copenhagen on Dec. 9 before heading to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama's attendance had been in question until now.…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 25, 2009 at 9:54am —
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From
BBC News:
Barack Obama 'vows major greenhouse gas emissions cuts'
Mr Obama will collect his Nobel prize on 10 December and is to pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the US in several stages, beginning with a 17% cut by 2020, US officials say.
The offer will be made at December's UN climate talks in Copenhagen, which Mr Obama will attend. He does not plan to be there for the crucial last days.
The talks w…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 25, 2009 at 9:48am —
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The World Council of Churches on Thursday called on churches around the world to ring their bells 350 times during the Copenhagen climate change summit on December 13 as a call to action on global warming.
Let the bells ring, the conch shells, drums and gongs sound 350 times for climate justice. Find out more on
bellringing350.org.
The leading council of Christian and Orthodox…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 24, 2009 at 11:15am —
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Grist:
Top 25 reasons to give a damn about climate change
For some people, climate change is a tough cause to rally ‘round—even those who understand that it’s happening and that it’s human-caused get distracted by things like eating, working, having sex, watching TV, or watching people on TV have sex.
While social scientis…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 24, 2009 at 10:31am —
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Here's a new editorial by Bill McKibben in the Washington Post -- Bill explores the possibilities of what an Obama administration that led on climate change might look like, inspired by Maldives President Nasheed. This is the kind of imagined leadership we can help make a reality by organizing for climate action in our communities -- and leading ourselves. Are you organizing a Vi…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 23, 2009 at 7:30am —
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See the video with tcktcktck Chair, Kumi Naidoo, discussing what is at stake in Copenhagen, and what a fair, ambitious, and binding climate deal will do for the world.
See the
Transition Ohio events page for information on events in Athens County on December 11 & 12. Contact Kathy at info@broadwellhill.org if you would like to participate and help make the event…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 21, 2009 at 10:24am —
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Funding Opportunity: Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities
Communities and their residents in the United States experience droughts, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions as well as accidents at facilities that handle dangerous materials such as explosive chemicals. These phenomena will continue, but the…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 21, 2009 at 8:19am —
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Are the Earth's Oceans Hitting Their Carbon Cap?
By Bryan Walsh – Thu Nov 19, 10:30 am ET
Like the vast forests of the world, which continually suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen, the planet's oceans serve as vital carbon sinks. Last year the oceans absorbed as much as 2.3 billion tons of carbon, or about one-fourth of all manmade carbon emissions. Without the action of the oceans…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 21, 2009 at 8:10am —
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Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) leaves a news conference following the launch of the annual report regarding the state of world population, in central London, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. Released by the United Nations Population Fund, the report address…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 20, 2009 at 5:42pm —
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Video: Grateful Dead At the Dean Dome 3-24-93 mix of the audience and soundboard tapes.
Throwing Stones
Songwriters: Barlow, John Perry; Weir, Robert Hall
Picture a bright blue ball
Just spinning, spinning free
Dizzy with eternity
Paint it with a skin of sky
Brush in some clouds and sea
Call it home for you and me
A peaceful place or so it looks from space
A closer look reveals the human race
Full…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 20, 2009 at 7:02am —
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Co-Intelligence ... what is it, how do we tap this deep pool and what kind of piping is needed?
I am hearing more folks using the term co-intelligence these days but what does it mean and how do we really incorporate the processes into our lives and interactions?
Here are some introductory references for those who are exploring such concepts and processes.
Co-intelligence - the wikipedia entry
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A review of t…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 19, 2009 at 7:30am —
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Process Physics
Professor Reg Cahill, Dr. Christopher Klinger, Dr Kirsty Kitto, Dr Lance McCarthy
Flinders University
School of Chemistry, Physics and Ea…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 19, 2009 at 5:00am —
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The GOOD Guide to COP15: The Fire this Time: Copenhagen and the War for the Future
Posted by: Alex Steffen on November 17, 2009 at 8:00 am
That which is unsustainable cannot go on. Unsustainable things that are propped up too long snap and collapse suddenly. Our way of life is unsustainable. The sooner we transform our economy into one that can generate sustainable prosperity, the better off we’ll be, and with ever…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 18, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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Grateful Dead: New Speedway Boogie video
Songwriters: Garcia, Jerome J; Hunter, Robert C Christie
Please don't dominate the rap Jack
if you got nothing new to say
If you please don't back up the track
This train got to run today
Spent a little time on the mountain
Spent a little time on the hill
Heard some say better run away
Others say you better stand still
Now I don't know but I been told
it's hard to run wit…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 16, 2009 at 7:57am —
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From 350.org:
We are outraged at today's news that rich countries are downplaying Copenhagen. Led by US President Barack Obama, a number of world leaders announced that they weren't going to make substantive progress in Copenhagen, that they would not lead towards a legally binding treaty at the end of December's UN climate talks.
Let us be clear: Delay is unacceptable when the survival of entire countries is at stake.
Survival CANNOT be delayed -- And when 'world leaders' will not lead, we m…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 16, 2009 at 4:33am —
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Sign the Survival Pact at 350.org
Earlier this week,
President Nasheed--the leader of a low-lying nation faced with the very real threat of imminent extinction due to rising seas--delivered a powerful speech and called for a "survival pact." Read the whole speech at the bottom of this page.
Now, with just a month to go before the UN…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 13, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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Decision-Making for Transition Groups: Part One (1:00 - 2:30 PST)
Webinars
Date: November 11, 2009
View a recording of this event.
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How can Transition groups function effectively, democratically in ways that empower members and also get stuff done? Starhawk presents her Five-Fold Path of Productive Meetings: Right People, Right Container, Right Process, Right Facilitation, Right Agenda.
Part One will focus…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 13, 2009 at 8:30am —
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October 23, 2009 - Transition Anderson becomes the 43rd official Transition Initiative in the US and the first in Ohio!
Anderson Township, southeastern Hamilton County, is a Greater Cincinnati neighborhood, approximately fifteen minutes from downtown, where 43,500 residents call home.
The Transition Anderson…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on November 10, 2009 at 9:30am —
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The following is posted on a forum discussion on the
Transition US ning site where folks are sharing what they did in their areas on 10/24/09 International Climate Action Day. There is also a lot of info at 350.org and the whole 350 movement is just picking up more steam...pretty exciting!
Southeast Ohio, Athens County
There were some 350 signs and information available at…
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Added by Kathy Jacobson on October 31, 2009 at 8:30am —
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