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Paths to Sustainability

Local Future is hosting the International Conference on Peak Oil and Climate Change: Paths to Sustainability.  The conference features over 40 professional presenters including Richard Heinberg, Julian Darley, Dr. David Goodstein, Megan Quinn Bachman, Stephanie Mills, Pat Murphy.  Please visit the conference web site by clicking the link at left or visiting www.SustainabilityConference.org.

Unemployment, inflation, war, peak oil, climate change, biodiversity loss, overpopulation -- global problems that need local solutions.

Local Future helps communities develop compassionate, sustainable, local, systems to provide jobs, food, energy, transportation, and essential services.

Local Future Network members develop these systems by helping their community to transition from dependent units of the failed global economy; to independent cultures of compassionate, sustainable, local economy.

Global Problems

The global economic system creates problems which threaten humanity and the planet:

  • peak oil
  • climate change
  • over population
  • resource depletion
  • widespread pollution
  • misallocation of power
  • institutional cruelty
  • economic instability
  • environmental destruction
  • geopolitical conflict & war

This unsustainable global economic system fails to protect humans, the environment, and the natural systems on which all life depends.  It does not meet the long term goals of civilization. 

When a system fails to such a catastrophic degree, it is time for change.

Local Solutions

New local systems must be developed that are grounded in a value system of truth, compassion, understanding, sustainability, renewal and community.  Developing new systems takes dedicated individuals who share the common value system, walk a common path, and move towards a common vision of the future.  Local systems are needed to provide:

  • jobs - that are challenging, safe and community oriented
  • money - community currency that creates jobs, motivates progress and reinforces values
  • food - that is nutritious, compassionate, sustainable, organic and available year-round
  • energy - heat, electricity and fuels from renewable sun, wind, water and biomass sources
  • transportation - utilizing ride sharing, mass transit, community vehicles and human power
  • homes - safe, comfortable and welcoming, zero energy new homes and retrofits
  • water - fresh, clean, free water that is owned and managed locally
  • waste management  - emphasizing reduce, reuse and recycling
  • health care - high quality, low cost, community based services and prevention
  • education - local teachers dedicated to providing continuing service
  • security - utilizing open communication, problem solving, education and dialogue
  • entertainment - opportunities for all to participate and enjoy
  • culture - celebrating diversity and history
  • spirituality - inviting all people to explore the deeper questions of life

Members of Local Future Network communicate and meet to learn, support, plan, and act.  They take the initiative to increase independence for themselves and their communities.  Their shared value system of truth, compassion, understanding, sustainability, renewal and community guides their actions toward a vision of a prosperous local future.

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You are invited to make the future a better place.

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