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A community site for helping us make the transition to a lower fossil fuel future.
The Sustainable Oxford Hills, Maine, USA, web site is one result of a community meeting that was held in late January 2009 to discuss the complex of issues regarding the rising cost of fossil fuel, global climate change, and our response to it.
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When we picture the energy climax as a spectacular but dangerous mountain peak that we (humanity) have succeeded in climbing, the idea of descent to safety is a sensible and attractive proposition.
The
climb involved heroic effort, great sacrifice, but also exhilaration
and new views and possibilities at every step. There are several false
peaks, but when we see the whole world laid out around us we know we
are at the top. Some argue that there are higher peaks in the mist, but
the weather is threatening.
The view from the top reconnects us
with the wonder and majesty of the world and how it all fits together,
but we cannot dally for long. We must take advantage of the view to
chart our way down while we have favourable weather and daylight.
The descent will be more hazardous than the climb, and we may have to camp on a series of plateaus to rest and sit out storms. Having been on the mountain so long, we can barely remember the home in a far-off valley that we fled as it was progressively destroyed by forces we did not understand. But we know that each step brings us closer to a sheltered valley where we can make a new home.
- David Holmgren (2002) Permaculture:Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability
New to this site? We are new to it as well. The section that is most active now is the Energy section. Please browse through it to see see the beginnings of what we are thinking.
Join this site! If you are interested in these issues, you are welcome to create an account on this site. This will allow you to make comments on many of the articles and reviews posted here. To join, just click the New User link at the lower left. While we will accept anyone, we would prefer that you live in or around the Oxford Hills, Maine. We demand that you play nice.
Are you interested in any of these issues in the Oxford Hills? Join us! Be an editor for this site. Draw people into conversation about these issues. Help us plan our future. Contact Connie Allen (coall46@yahoo.com) or Mike Dunn (mdunn@sad17.k12.me.us).
If you are interested in energy issues, join our meetings (see calendar or Upcoming Events, at right).
Mike Dunn
April 16, 2009
