A transition town is a town that self-organises and works with business and local authorities who are willing to accept that the age of cheap oil is over and that a NEW LOCAL economy will self-organise without being told what to do and is the inevitable next step because economic growth with cheap global supply chains as we have known it is almost over but local manufacturing and jobs are set to increase after Bolton gets use to a world with less oil.
If you are a businessman with 30 years growth under your belt you are going to find that capital is the promise to buy work and create jobs but that cheap oil IS the ability to get that work done. As a business man Richard Branson has been warning british businesses that if we’re lucky we’ve got about 4 years left before we have very severe oil shortages again and that they are likely to cause more problems than the current economic crash.
To a businessman, used to hotels, flights and corporate lifestyle, you are going to find Richard Bransons warnings untenable, lies and totally deny them. After you have had time to find out a bit more about the coming oil crunch known as peak oil, you’ll begin to ask what if he’s right.
When you have exhausted your understanding of peak oil you’ll understand ‘the position’ that Rob Hopkins is coming from.
Don’t underestimate the message Rob Hopkins delivers. He’s trying to get you to view the situation as an opportunity to re-invest your time and money in community solutions, right here in the town you live in.
Life is about to get alot more local, everyone is about to become a bigger part of that.
Please join us.