Local Future News & Calendar

 

Upcoming Events

Nicole Foss's Michigan Tour:  A Century of Challenges

A no nonsense talk by an international expert about the recession, housing prices, unemployment, why to expect more tough times ahead, and, most importantly, how to prepare.

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Sept. 10  - Friday -- Chelsea, MI -- 7 p.m.

Sept. 11  - Saturday -- Bloomfield Hills -- 7 p.m.

Sept. 12  - Sunday -- Detroit -- 7 p.m.

Sept. 13  - Monday -- Muskegon -- 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14  - Tuesday -- Wayland -- 7 p.m.

Sept. 15  - Wednesday -- Middleville -- 7 p.m.

Sept. 16  - Thursday -- Grand Rapids -- 7 p.m.

Sept. 17  - Friday -- Hastings -- 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 18  - Saturday -- Bear Lake -- 1 p.m.

Sept. 19  - Sunday -- Traverse City -- TBD

Sept. 20  - Monday -- Marquette -- 7 p.m.

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Richard Heinberg's Michigan Tour: Peak Oil, Climate Change & Sustainability

Sept. 17 Friday -- Traverse City -- Northwestern Michigan College -- 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 19 Sunday -- Scotts -- SW Michigan Community Harvest Fest -- 2 p.m.

Sept. 20 Monday -- Portage -- Portage District Library -- Noon

Sept. 20 Monday -- Kalamazoo --  Kalamazoo College -- 7 p.m.

 

Upcoming Conferences of Interest

Sept. 30 - Oct. 3 -- AMI Monetary Reform Conference -- Chicago, IL

Oct. 7 - Oct. 9 -- ASPO-USA Peak Oil Conference -- Washington, D.C.

Oct. 15 - Oct. 18 -- Bioneers Conference -- also in Traverse City or Detroit

November  -- Local Future's Conference on Energy, Economy & Environment

 

Featured Presentation

Professor Richard Douthwaite of the "Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability" (FEASTA) presents the risks and opportunities presented by the current situations in energy (peak oil), economy (collapsing credit bubble), and environment (climate change).