Transition Nebraska

Community Resilience, Self-Reliance, Renewable Energy & Cooperation

A networking coalition providing Transition Initiatives based on local production, renewable energy, efficiency & resilient communities.

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rose edzie is now a member of Transition Nebraska
January 21
Paula Suda added a blog post
There is an upcoming Training for Transition in Omaha with Michael Brownlee and Lynette Marie Hanthorn WHEN: Friday, October 23 from 7:00-9:00 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, October 24 & 25 both days from 9:00 am-5:00 pm WHERE: Metropolitan Communit…
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Paula Suda

Transition Training in Omaha

There is an upcoming Training for Transition in Omaha with Michael Brownlee and Lynette Marie Hanthorn

WHEN: Friday, October 23 from 7:00-9:00 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, October 24 & 25 both days from 9:00 am-5:00 pm

WHERE: Metropolitan Community College, South Omaha Campus
2909 Edward Babe Gomez Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska 68107

To register for this 'non-credit, community education class,' call Metropolitan Community College at (402) 457-5231
Through October 9, the registration fee is $169;… Continue

Posted by Paula Suda on September 20, 2009 at 1:27pm

Heather Akerberg

Rain Barrels for Sale



I am making and selling rain barrels. Each barrel is made from a reclaimed 55-gallon, food-grade barrel.
*They feature a PVC overflow pipe, which directs the overflow water away from your foundation.
*A green grate covered with screen to keep debris out of your barrel as it enters f… Continue

Posted by Heather Akerberg on May 31, 2009 at 12:55pm

Paula Suda

Recommended reading/viewing for Training workshop

The flyer for the March 21st-22nd Training in Omaha has some recommended reading and viewing. Here's some ideas on where you can track down the sources:

Reading
• The Transition Handbook: From oil dependency to local self-reliance (Rob Hopkins)
[Transition Omaha has available for $25]

• Transition Primer [available online at: http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.pdf]

• The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging C… Continue

Posted by Paula Suda on February 26, 2009 at 12:20pm — 1 Comment

Brynn Jacobs

Obama's speech to Congress

Did anyone else notice this? Below, is an excerpt from his speech last night to Congress.


Those qualities that have made America the greatest force of progress and prosperity in human history we still possess in ample measure. What is required now is for this country to pull together, confront boldly the challenges we face, and take responsibility for our future once more.


Now, if we're honest with ourselves, we'll admit that for too long we have not always met the


Continue

Posted by Brynn Jacobs on February 25, 2009 at 1:26pm

Heather Akerberg

Peak Oil Poster--good visual for outreach






http://www.oilposter.org/

Posted by Heather Akerberg on February 20, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

 

Who We Are...

TRANSITION NEBRASKA is a networking site for those who seek local-scale green-oriented implementation of Transition models for local communities.

This site, and many like it, are being developed through grassroots participation, and is continually evolving. It is a spontaneously arising effort to synergistically connect transition workers with each other and to identify and nurture the development of useful and necessary local Transition Initiatives, solutions, and practices.

The Transition Movement embraces several other familiar monikers: Local Self Reliance, Appropriate Technology, Decentralization, Localization, Relocalization, Post Carbon, Post Petroleum, Beyond Oil.

This emerging Transition Culture will empower communities to squarely face the issues surrounding peak oil and climate change, and unleash the collective genius of their own citizens to find innovative solutions to these momentous challenges:
For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how are we going to:
  • drastically reduce carbon emissions (in response to climate change);
  • significantly rebuild resilience (in response to peak oil);
  • and greatly strengthen our local economy (in response to economic instability)?

Transition Initiatives make no claim to have all the answers, but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills and determination in our communities, the solutions can readily emerge. Now is the time for us to take stock and start re-creating our future in ways that are not based on cheap, plentiful and polluting oil but on localized food, sustainable energy sources, resilient local economies and an enlivened sense of community well-being.


Members

  • rose edzie
  • Cory
  • Eric Williams
  • Maggie Koleszar
  • Michael Patrick
  • Laura Krasneck
  • Paul Vonderfecht
  • Barbi
  • Liz Dolan
  • Barbara Luna
  • Eric Berg
  • Krys Filipi
  • sandcho
  • Jessica Kelling
  • Summer Joy
  • Jody Baines
  • Pam Sorrell
  • Dana Freeman
  • Jeffrey Brackhan
  • Lindsey Paige
  • Sharon Conlon
  • Toby Grotz
  • Tara Wood
  • R.K. Piper
  • Monica Erickson
  • Gail Gladstone
  • VickiJ

Things You Can Do Today

  • Contact Members above by clicking on their photo. Every photo is one-click access to any person you want to contact anywhere in our community. Welcome them, remembering that each person and each group carries a unique spark capable of warming and enhancing our whole community.
  • Greet each other! -- Click periodically on MEMBERS on the menu above to make sure every newcomer is properly greeted. Volunteer to show them around and answer their questions.

Events

Forum

Northwest Earth Institute

Join the EcoChallenge!!

Started by Northwest Earth Institute Jul. 22, 2009.

Northwest Earth Institute

Programs for Transformative Dialogue - Learn How to Be the Change

Started by Northwest Earth Institute Jun. 17, 2009.

Kerry Given

Appropriate Technology for Nebraska

Started by Kerry Given Jun. 4, 2009.

 
 

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