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Today is THE DAY! ☺

We just launched our CROWD FUNDING campaign – The Eco Revolution! http://igg.me/at/greenoffon/x/2955215

It would be absolutely amazing if you could SPREAD the WORD or SUPPORT us! We’re giving away PRESENT for every amount you donate – check out our VIDEO, DESCRIPTION, and PERKS (AKA PRESENTS)!!!

Any help is much valued…

"A Conversation with Rob Hopkins: Rob Hopkins Spreading, Deepening, and Emerging Directions of the Transition Movement" - Thursday, March 21, 10:00 to 11:30am Pacific - Sign up here for the free tele-seminar: http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/2VX8Z4HHG1E1J7O

Whether you are new to Transition or deeply rooted in the movement, you won't want to miss this opportunity to hear…

http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerilla_gardener_in_south_central_la.html

“Despite being an important crude oil producer, Canada still has to import more than 40 per cent of the oil it consumes,” said Mr. St-Arnaud, citing a pipeline network that moves crude from the West to the U.S. Midwest, but not to eastern Canada.

“Most of the imported oil comes from OPEC countries or the North Sea, which is priced using the Brent benchmark,” the analyst said in his report, titled “When oil turns against you.”

“Hence, each time the spread between WCS…

Pathological consumption has become so normalised that we scarcely notice it.

http://www.monbiot.com/2012/12/10/the-gift-of-death/

Mark your Calendars!…

Hello,

I have heard that this City of Ottawa branch has been cut or severely downsized:

Environmental Services Dept.

Environmental Sustainability Branch

Air, Energy & Corp Policy

Wouldn’t you say this sounds crazy? Do you think Transition Ottawa could write the Mayor as a group?

Thank you. Heather Farrow

Please write letters to your counselors and the mayor. I've been trying, also, to get the CBC to do a story about…

Have a desire to advance sustainability, community resiliency, and social well-being in Ottawa?…

In the foothills of Mount Telaithrion on the Greek island of Evia, Mr Sianos and three other like-minded Athenians set up an eco-community.

The idea was to live in an entirely sustainable way, free from the ties of money and cut off from the national electricity grid.

Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-19289566#TWEET200800

You have to register but no pmt info is required to download the 380+ page "Facilitator's Handbook for Permaculture".  20+ other related free eBooks as well - http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/ebooks/free-ebooks.html

Ron

Coursera* has announced an 8-week online course on sustainability, offered by the University of Illinois, which may be of interest to Transition Ottawa members. Next session begins August 27.

Details and sign-up: 

https://www.coursera.org/course/sustain

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* An organization that offers free online university-level courses from major universities

Thanks to Julie and Katherine for organizing the great tour of Macoun Marsh yesterday (last of this year's  Urban Wild Tours).

Also, check out this absolutely fabulous Ted Talks video about the creation a local edible…

Members of Transition Ottawa (TO) met on July 24, 2012 to talk about what Transition Ottawa’s main role in the community should be and the direction the organization should take going forward. Transition Ottawa has been without a Steering Group for more than a year, but there is renewed enthusiasm and commitment from several TO members to get things back on track. Several members of Transition Ottawa’s former steering committee were in attendance to give an update on the history of the…

Just wanted to shoutout to Ron and Corrie a note of thanks for putting on a good meetup July 24 (second last Tues of each month).  I thought the discussion was interesting and productive.  We heard some history of Transition Ottawa, how it has evolved and we discussed what the role of Transition Ottawa should be in the future.

I was greatful to three attendees for generous donations to help OCCN pay for website hosting and registration costs.  This was the kickoff of our…

The Transition Ottawa web site is now available on your smartphone in a format designed to be easy to read and navigate on smaller screens. It automatically detects that you are using a mobile device and displays the mobile version. Here (right) is an example of the blog page in the mobile…

Couple in Drummondville Quebec told to scale back or remove their front yard kitchen garden! Sign the petition--the link to the petition is in the body of the text.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/illegal-kitchen-garden_n_1687558.html

Gwen

I'm not gonna let my #Canada be a #PetroState. Are you?

I'm a 23-year-old filmmaker working on a documentary about the tar sands, called PetroState. It's a film meant for youth, to get them excited about the issue, inspired to make a change, and involved in getting it done.



Right now I'm raising funds online to get it started. We're…

If you're up for a visit to Perth, Ontario (less than an hour from Ottawa by car), we invite you to come check out a couple of Permaculture events and meet your neighbours at Transition Perth!

As part of the 2nd Annual Transition Perth Veggie Garden Tour on Saturday, August 11, visit a garden in year 2 of a permaculture design. …