Peak Oil is the term given to the point in time when the production of oil is at the highest it will ever be.
This doesn’t mean that we’ve run out of oil, but that it will be slower and more expensive to extract which will have massive implications on our current way of life.
Imagine rising petrol costs, rising food costs, rising household fuel costs, rising material costs.
Where Climate Change says “We should change” Peak Oil says “We will have to change”
Our world is warming dangerously and there is an near-consensus from the scientific community that it is the fault of our oil-addicted lifestyles.
This means that the way we are living is causing damage to our planet, We are pumping CO2 in to the atmosphere which is increasing the Green house effect and causing the average global temperature to rise which in turn is going unleash a number of not-positive changes in our weather and environment.
Imagine rising sea levels, increasing deserts, decreasing soil fertility, disappearing species and erratic extreme weather.
The Transition Town initiative is a great way that communities can explore and tackle the dual issues of Climate change and Peak oil together.
A transition town aims to increase their resilience, reduce their dependance on energy and find a new way of life that is positive for us and the world.
The process of coming together to Transition Luton is going to fun and will involve all of us. The first step is for all of us who are interested in doing something about Climate change, Peak Oil and community building to start getting to know each other, and to raise awareness across the town.
Interested?
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Come a long to one of the Transition Luton events
Tell us what’s going on
Tell others
We should change, we will have to change, and that change can be exciting and good.
Many thanks to everyone who came along last night and made the Transition Hustings event a success. St Mary's church hall was packed, we had to put out extra chairs and there will still people standing at the back. I think even they would agree it was well worth it to hear all eight Luton South candidates share something of their vision for a more vibrant, resilient, and low-carbon Luton.
Special thanks to our candidates, Gavin Shuker, Labour; Nigel Huddlestone, Conservative; Qurban Hussein, Lib Dem; Esther Rantzen, Joe Hall and Dr Stephen Lathwell, independent; Charles Lawman, UKIP; and Marc Scheimann, Green Party. It was great to hear from you in person, and we look forward to watching the rest of the election campaign.
We've got photos to post, but if you missed it and you want a little taste of the event, there's a rough video here.
Jeff opens the evening
The candidates
2 minute break time
Tevor - Our chair person
Questions
Applause
Colin wraps up the evening