Resources
… for a peaceful, prosperous transition to a hotter, post -petroleum world
Books
Alter, Lloyd. Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle: Why Individual Climate Action Matters More Than Ever. New Society Publishers, 2021.
Bradford, Jason. The Future is Rural: Food System Adaptations to the Great Simplification. Post Carbon Institute, 2019.
Hawken, Paul. Drawdown:The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. Penguin Books, 2017.
Hawken, Paul. Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation. Penguin Books, 2021.
Heinberg, Richard. The Party’s Over: Oil, War, and the Fate of Societies. Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers, 2005.
Hemenway, Toby. Gaia’s Garden. Second EditionWhite River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green, 2000.
Hickel, Jason. Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World. Cornerstone Digital, 2020.
Hopkins, Rob. From What is to What’s If. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green, 2020.
McKibben, Bill. Eaarth–Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 2010.
McKibben, Bill. Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? Henry Holt & Co., 2020
McKibben, Bill. The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened? Henry Holt & Co.,
Raworth, Kate. Donut Economic: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. Chelsea Green, 2018
Videos and Podcasts
www.thegreatsimplification.com. Conversations with futurist thinkers of note, Nate Hagens
www.simplicityinstitute.org/about. Makes the case for the need to move beyond a growth-oriented, consumerist society—Samuel Alexander
growthbusters.org/podcast/. Periodic interviews on the subject of the dangers of the forever growth economics practiced today. Dave Gardner
Transition 2.0 A 60-minute film giving background of the Transition Movement with many examples of great projects and activities
Websites
Transition Network The international network of Transition Initiatives. Learn what Transition is and read stories of Transition and be inspired.
Transition US The US Transition Hub, networking Transition initiatives across the States. Find an initiative near you. Learn about webinars, podcasts, and trainings.
Net-Zero America Project The Net-Zero America research quantifies five distinct technological pathways by which the United States could decarbonize its entire economy.
Of Local Interest
www.betternotbiggervt.org working for a happy, resilient, sustainable Vermont
www.voices-environment-sb.com working to advocate for policies, actions, and candidates that will help mitigate climate change and protect the environment in the Burlington area
www.ruralvermont.org aims to strengthen the social, ecological and economic health of Vermont’s agrarian communities