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Glenn on October 5, 2005 - 11:16pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Thanks for your comments Ethan. We need a lot more local organizing. We need to start learning from each other on how best to inform the masses. In general, my philosophy is to just go for the low hanging fruit and don't waste too much time on the rest. But planting the seed now will hopefully grow when things start getting more obvious. Is there any place online that folks in Philly are discussing Peak Oil? We are looking for new local voices on The Oil Drum: http://www.theoildrum.com/story/2005/9/5/195633/4776
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livetrii on October 6, 2005 - 10:27am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Nope, in fact, there's no place online where Philly folks are discussing Peak Oil. Having that would tighten our group, I think, and help us have a more democratic discussion about the all-important question after our conference, "What next?" I've emailed the main Philly Beyond Oil organizer, Charles, about collaborating on a local TOD site, will let you know if we decide to do it. Thanks for the offer & for keepin' it real with the eco-activist edge!
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Glenn on October 6, 2005 - 2:12pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I know the Post Carbon Institute is developing local chapters some are the same as the Meet-Ups occuring - perhaps those same people would like to start-up local TOD sites to stimulate discussion in their own communities. We can all learn from each other.
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livetrii on October 7, 2005 - 11:35am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Yeah, many of those local PCI affiliates are in the Northwest. It would be interesting to take a poll someday of where TOD readers are located. As for Philly, I can report that we're officially interested in running a local TOD site. Since TOD offers a great format & gets high traffic anyway, I expect other communities will come on board eventually. Best perhaps to let it grow organically & screen potentials to keep out nuts & trolls. If we can set a trend where local TODs are relatively oriented towards eco/sustainable solutions, I think that would be a great contribution to the PO network as a whole...
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Glenn on October 7, 2005 - 11:58am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
My suggestion is to start a blog on blogspot. It is really easy to do. We can get a taste of your writings, and then like we did with my old site we can merge you guys in. I will definitely make sure we send all the philly, southern Jersey, eastern PA people your way!
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