Transitioning to oil independence

As I write this, I am enjoying a frozen sorbet from “Del Monte”.  There isn’t one mention of words like no preservatives, no trans fat, no hydrogenated oils, etc.  And yet, there is none of that in the ingredients.  Isn’t that good old fashion honest food manufacturing?  Kudos to Del Monte for being health conscious for the sake of food ethics, not marketing.

I digress.

With oil spilling into the ocean at an alarming and disgusting rate, Steve McCallister over at Modern Hippie Magazine has presented a resource for transitioning away from oil.  Now, we’re not talking about getting rid of foreign oil, but oil altogether.  It is common knowledge (except for those steadfast ignorati who still don’t even think global warming is happening) that our global oil supply is finite.  That is, it’s limited and running out, fast.

In their words, “The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humour, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities.”  Sounds good to me.

Founder of In Transition 1.0 Rob Hopkins sees the end of oil as our golden opportunity to remake our world in the way it was dreamt.

How’s that you say?  That is up to us to create the vision for the future.  Will we be able to offer a level of social equity the founding fathers envisioned?  Will we see opportunity where others are seeing economic disaster?  We’re certainly capable of such.

Check out the original article at Modern Hippie Magazine and give a follow to Jaszy and the crew while you’re at it.