[Sust-mar] COMMUNITY-BASED ENERGY PRODUCTION Gathering -Transition Bay St Margarets

[Jen Stotland]

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>          Building Community Resilience to Global Challenges****
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>        5 February 2012****
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> *COMMUNITY-BASED ENERGY PRODUCTION Gathering*****
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> 7:00 pm, Thursday, February 23, 2012****
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> Tantallon Public Library****
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> The concept of peak oil is being discussed widely today – that we are
> currently extracting oil from the ground to the greatest degree possible,
> and that likely less oil will be available in the future and might cost far
> more. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the future will require
> adjustments to less energy usage, and more community-level resiliency in
> producing energy.  ****
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> Transition Bay members are exploring potential local projects for
> community-based energy production, such as biofuels, energy retrofitting
> and solar heating.  These topics will be considered at the gathering. ****
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> We will begin with a presentation on peak oil and the essential value of
> petroleum in maintaining our current way of life. The likelihood of energy
> descent in the years ahead will be explored, and the ways that transition
> communities around the world are adapting to these changes. The second
> portion of the gathering will provide the technical and economic
> feasibility of a community-owned, algae-based, biodiesel generation
> facility with a capacity to produce 10,000 litres per week of diesel fuel.
> Our third portion will cover aspects of home energy retrofitting, including
> possible local manufacturing of solar hot air collectors. These
> presentations will be followed by break-out groups, engaging key questions
> that arise about these potential projects and about global energy issues as
> they effect our community.****
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> Please join us.  All are welcome.  **
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>                                                                         Cheerful
> transitions and abundant harvests,
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>                                David Wimberly
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> Wimberly****
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> *                                                             Transition
> Bay St Margarets*
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> davidwimberly at eastlink.ca****
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> Jennifer Stotland, PDC
> 6838 Bayer's Road
> (902) 444-1859
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And for my part, I shall not wholly fail of my task, said Gandalf, if
anything passes through this night that can still grow fair or bear fruit
and flower again in days to come. For I also am a steward, did you not know?
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