Transition Staunton Augusta -- Advocates for Clean Energy & Good Jobs, Staunton, VA
Building a 21st-century economy right here
Yesterday the other "fishbowl" at 107 West Beverley Street in downtown Staunton may have looked like an offbeat art project itself, one of those quirky performance art gigs where pedestrian movements are carried out in a tight space. In reality, it was author/artist Gene Provenzo and myself installing, through sweat and laughter, THINK, the video advocacy piece Gene made in collaboration with … [Read more...]
It's easy to get cynical about "buy local" campaigns when you compare the traffic at Main Street shops with the parking lot at Wal-Mart. Is Buy Local any more effective a slogan than Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No"? A new survey just says yes. The study, put out by a coalition of business groups, shows that the little guys actually outperformed the big guys this Christmas season. And further, … [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...]
