* Have been involved with
Sustainable Bellingham for several years, on Vision Team and Web Team.
* Edit the weekly "
Sustainable Bellingham Community Newsletter" which lists sustainability events of all sorts going on in Whatcom County. Let me know if you'd like to be added to this email list.
* Primary initiator of, and serving on the City of Bellingham and County of Whatcom
Energy Resource Scarcity / Peak Oil Task Force (ERSPO). See our
Briefing Paper.
* Work part time for
Cascadia Training & Mediation, which provides leading edge sustainable living, personal empowerment and organizational effectiveness tools. Workshops in Non-violent Communication (also known as Compassionate Communication), Integral Sustainability, Permaculture, Financial Integrity, and the Acorn model of organization.
* Named a
2009 Environmental Hero by RE Sources for Sustainable Communities.
* Part of the
Transition Whatcom Initiating Group (TWIG), and serving as the administrator/moderator for the
Transition Whatcom social networking site.
Transition Whatcom's Vision is resilient and more self-reliant communities throughout Whatcom County with a local food supply, sustainable energy sources, a healthy local economy, and a growing sense of vitality and community well-being.
The MISSION of Transition Whatcom is:
1) To explore and then follow pathways of practical actions that will reduce our carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels.
2) To rebuild our community's resilience, that is, its ability to withstand shocks from the outside, through being more self-reliant in areas such as food, energy, health care, jobs and economics.
3) To inspire and support the communities and neighborhoods of Whatcom County as they establish Transition Initiatives at these local levels; and
4) To coordinate a county-wide, citizen led Energy Descent Action Pathway by creating a collective 20 year vision of Whatcom County. From there we will devise the paths on which we may achieve our objectives.
Consider joining us at Transition Whatcom:
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com
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