Transition Staunton Augusta -- Advocates for Clean Energy & Good Jobs, Staunton, VA
Building a 21st-century economy right here
In passing glances the occasional journalist points in the direction of us all, suggesting that it is not just rogue oil companies, in-bed government agencies, or an administration on auto-pilot who are responsible for the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. They suggest, perhaps a bit sheepishly, that two other culprits may be to blame here. Those two being you, and me. But they don't push it. … [Read more...]
Today we installed phase one of Transition Staunton Augusta's contribution to the Staunton Downtown Development Association's Filling the Half-Empty Glass storefront art initiative. Part of the Virginia Commission for the Arts' "Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts" project, the empty storefront initiative helps to make local organizations and their missions more accessible to … [Read more...]
Welcome to Transition Staunton Augusta, a citizens' group to help the city of Staunton and its surrounding area in Augusta County, Virginia, move beyond fossil fuels. As the world runs out of cheap oil, we will need to make other arrangements. In the new economy, globalization and massive scale are out and re-localization and human scale are in. To get there, we will face huge challenges. … [Read more...]
