An evening further exploring how the Transition model would work in Portland. Interested in getting involved? Come along and share your ideas.

Here is the link to the Transition Town Primer - http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.pdf - a 51 page PDF.

Also we are likely going to be starting a study group in the fall for "The Transition Handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience" - http://transitionculture.org/shop/the-transition-handbook/

PPO's monthly meeting to handle the administrative and brainstorming functions for the group. We need to ...

• Schedule a few upcoming Wednesday night (rest of July and August)
• Finalize the next book on the reading circle
• Getting the State of Oregon moving on Peak Oil
• Broader organizing goals 
• planning for the Transition Town Portland meeting on Wednesday

PPO's monthly meeting to handle the administrative and brainstorming functions for the group. We need to ...

• schedule a few upcoming Wednesday nights
• figure out the next book(s) we will be reviewing.
• start planning for the VBC
• start planning for Bradbury
• what else?

Daniel Lerch, Program Manager at Post Carbon Institute, is the author of "Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty," the first major guidebook for local governments on peak oil.  Daniel has presented recently on peak oil to local government officials and staff across the US, as well as in Canada, Ireland and the UK. 

Tonight, Daniel will talk about what cities beyond Portland are doing in response peak oil, and we'll discuss ideas and strategies for further responses here at home. www.postcarboncities.net 

What 25 skills do you need to have in a post peak oil world? This will be a working meeting about making this list of peak oil skills. We will also have a letter writing tables for getting the word out about peak oil.

We will also be holding a potluck at this meeting, with more details to follow.