Transition Alaska

Community Resilience, Self-Reliance, Renewable Energy & Cooperation

A networking coalition providing Transition Initiatives based on local production, renewable energy, efficiency & resilient communities.

Latest Activity

A group formed to move Anchorage in the direction of becoming a Transition Town.
yesterday
Cindee Karns added a discussion to the group Transition Town Anchorage
Hello all, The Steering Committee met last Thursday and we talked about several things: 1.  how to show movies that don't require screening permission and big fees.  It seems all the "good ones" are costly.  Solutions include, showing YOU TUBE video…
on Sunday
Kate Veh added an event
Renewable Energy Conference at Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center
February 20, 2010 from 10am to 5pm
Renewable Energy Conference Guest speakers, workshops, & more! February 20th, 2010 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Kenai Visitors Center 11471 Kenai Spur Highway Wind Turbine Tour all of February! Guest Speakers include: Erik Schreier Alaskan Wind Industrie…
on Saturday
on Friday
on Friday
Thanks for posting this, Cindee!
on Friday
on Friday
Triena Slatter is now a member of Transition Alaska
on Friday

Blog Posts

Natasha Ala

Global Food Collaberative

For those folks interested in the issue of promoting Alaskan producers of food ... you might find this web link helpful and interesting. www.GlobalFoodCollaborative.com

They put out a great newsletter which I could forward to anyone who might be interested.

Their Mission Statement:
Global Food Collaborative Members Working Together For Stronger And Better Business Across The Supply Chain of Food, Beverage and Agri-Products.
Collaborative INS… Continue

Posted by Natasha Ala on January 22, 2010 at 2:48pm

Heidi Chay

Group dreams of 'greener' Christmas: Environmentally friendly gifts top Kenai Resilience members lists

By Dante Petri | Peninsula Clarion
Dec. 15, 2009

A local environmental group is challenging its members to think green while shopping for holiday gifts this season.

Soldotna's Kate Veh, who helped to form Kenai Resilience, said giving green isn't necessarily easy, but the rewards are high.

"I'm just asking people to do one green gift this year because it is a challenge, and sometimes they do cost a little more and require a little more thought," she said on Monday. "I want people to feel chal… Continue

Posted by Heidi Chay on December 17, 2009 at 1:15pm

Ellen Frankenstein

USING MEDIA TO STIR UP WHAT IS ALREADY THERE!

A year ago, after three years in the making, I premiered a film called Eating Alaska (www.eatingalaska.com), in Fairbanks and in Sitka. This hour long documentary portrays a serious and humorous quest for the right thing to eat, through the eyes of a vegetarian who moves to Alaska.

I see documentary filmmaking as a way to creatively rearrange “reality." The process and the use of the films, is as important, if not more so than the film itself. Eating Al… Continue

Posted by Ellen Frankenstein on November 19, 2009 at 1:33pm

Heidi Chay

Clarion Features Kenai Resilience in Front Page Article

Group forms to address peninsula's sustainability
By Dante Petri | Peninsula Clarion
Oct. 22, 2009

Whenever Kate Veh comes home after visiting her in-laws in Europe, she can't shake the feeling that the U.S. is falling behind in developing its energy future.

In Germany, where her husband hails from, Veh said she sees windmills and solar panels all over, but back home they're few and far between.

"I consider my country to be a top dog," she said of the U.S., "and I think were missing th… Continue

Posted by Heidi Chay on November 9, 2009 at 9:55pm

Sharon Ferguson

Two upcoming presentations - Permaculture in Alaska and Sustainable Community Movements

There are two presentations sponsored by Bioneers, the Anchorage Permaculture Guild, and the UAA Office of Sustainability.

Permaculture in Alaska presented by Saskia Esslinger and Sharon Ferguson
Monday, November 9th from 7:00 - 9:30pm
UAA Consortium Library Room 307
Suggested donation of $5
free parking after 7:30pm

See examples of permaculture in Anchorage and discuss the role that permaculture can play in preparing your home and community for the peak oil and climate change challenge… Continue

Posted by Sharon Ferguson on November 3, 2009 at 3:12pm — 1 Comment

 

Who We Are...

TRANSITION ALASKA is a networking site where all those interested in building resilient and sustainable communities in Alaska can connect, find fellowship, share information, create partnerships, and celebrate steps forward.

This site, like similar sites across the US, is being developed through grassroots participation, and is continually evolving. It is inspired by, but not limited to The Transition Movement, which seeks to empower communities to squarely face the issues surrounding climate change, peak oil (increasing oil scarcity and rising costs), and global economic uncertainty and to unleash the collective genius of citizens to find innovative local solutions to these momentous challenges. For all those aspects of life that a community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, the Transition Movement invites us to ask ourselves, how are we going to:

  • drastically reduce carbon emissions (in response to climate change);
  • significantly rebuild resilience (in response to peak oil);
  • and greatly strengthen and diversity our local economies (in response to economic instability)?

Transition Initiatives make no claim to have all the answers, but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills and determination in our communities, the solutions can readily emerge. Now is the time for us to take stock and start re-creating our future in ways that are not based on cheap, plentiful oil but on localized food, sustainable energy sources, resilient local economies and an enlivened sense of community well-being.


Members

  • Triena Slatter
  • Kate Veh
  • Cindee Karns
  • Heidi Chay
  • Karl Monetti
  • Mark Carper
  • Sharon Ferguson
  • Saskia Esslinger
  • Randy Bozelle
  • Aliza Sherman
  • Kristen Gilbert
  • Mary Logan
  • Alvin Herbel
  • Debra Miller
  • Natasha Ala
  • Stephen Winchell
  • Michelle Martin
  • Nicole Balduf
  • Liz Leduc
  • Blair Brown
  • Tim Christoffersen
  • Marion K. Nelson
  • Maya Chay
  • Marcus Geist
  • Jason Davis
  • Gregory
  • Stephen M. Joynt

Things You Can Do Today

  • Contact Members above by clicking on their photo. Every photo is one-click access to any person you want to contact anywhere in our community. Welcome them, remembering that each person and each group carries a unique spark capable of warming and enhancing our whole community.
  • Greet each other! -- Click periodically on MEMBERS on the menu above to make sure every newcomer is properly greeted. Volunteer to show them around and answer their questions.

Forum

Phil St. John

From Earth Day Forward 6 Replies

Started by Phil St. John. Last reply by Kate Veh Oct. 7, 2009.

Kate Veh

AK, Nat'L, & Global Web Links 1 Reply

Started by Kate Veh. Last reply by Phil St. John Sep. 1, 2009.

Northwest Earth Institute

Programs for Transformative Dialogue - Learn How to Be the Change

Started by Northwest Earth Institute Jun. 17, 2009.

Kate Veh

Thinking about setting up an Alaskan Transition Town?

Started by Kate Veh Mar. 30, 2009.

 
 

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