Transition Arkansas

Community Resilience, Self-Reliance, Renewable Energy & Cooperation

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

Who we are...

TRANSITION ARKANSAS is a networking site for those who seek local-scale green-oriented implementation of Transition models for local communities.

This site, and many like it, are being developed through grassroots participation, and is continually evolving. It is a spontaneously arising effort to synergistically connect transition workers with each other and to identify and nurture the development of useful and necessary local Transition Initiatives, solutions, and practices.

The Transition Movement embraces several other familiar monikers: Local Self Reliance, Appropriate Technology, Decentralization, Localization, Relocalization, Post Carbon, Post Petroleum, Beyond Oil.

This emerging Transition Culture will empower communities to squarely face the issues surrounding peak oil and climate change, and unleash the collective genius of their own citizens to find innovative solutions to these momentous challenges:
For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, 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 our local economy (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 and polluting oil but on localized food, sustainable energy sources, resilient local economies and an enlivened sense of community well-being.


Blog Posts

Kevin Lovell

Introduction

I will keep this fairly short but want to reach out to those of you who are interested in creating a Transition Initiative in Northwest Arkansas and more particularly in the area of Bentonville.



If there is any interest or someone might have questions please do not hesitate to ask.



There is an immediate need for taking resilience to the next level in order that we can stand external shocks by being prepared. Through vision we will reach a abundant and sustainable… Continue

Posted by Kevin Lovell on February 26, 2010 at 10:42am

 

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

Greetings members from Arkansas,

Transition Arkansas has moved to a new location: If you desire to continue your membership in the Transition Social Network, please join http://transitionus.ning.com When you join, I will greet you and direct you to the new location.

If you created a local GROUP on this site, you will need to re-create your local group using this link: http://transitionus.ning.com/groups/group/new

It is important that you do this right away. This site will be deleted any day now.

If you have already taken this step, please visit the original site and encourage your neighbors to follow your example.

Let me know when you have questions.

Les Squires
http://transitionus.ning.com
LSquiresSkype
+1 303 926 5159

Members

  • Les Squires
  • ed lahosifrenz
  • Northwest Earth Institute
  • Les Squires temp for TransitionArkansas
  • Jackie Minchew
  • Coralie Koonce
  • Janey Mcneil
  • Stephanie Locke
  • Luane Todd
  • Alastair Lough
  • Kevin Lovell
  • Marianne Hooker
  • Jeanmarie Zirger

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Alastair Lough is now a member of Transition Arkansas May 4, 2010
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Introduction

I will keep this fairly short but want to reach out to those of you who are interested in creating a Transition Initiative in Northwest Arkansas and more particularly in the area of Bentonville. If there is any interest or someone might have questions please do not hesitate to ask. There is an immediate need for taking resilience to the next level in order that we can stand external shocks by being prepared. Through vision we will reach a abundant and sustainable future!If interested in…See More
Blog post by Kevin Lovell Feb 26, 2010
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Success for the future begins person by person - become the catalyst and manifest the needed change that is needed today!
Status posted by Kevin Lovell Feb 26, 2010
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Les Squires commented on Kevin Lovell's group 'Transition Northwest Arkansas'
Kevin, I suggest you go through the current list of members and invite all of those in the Northwest to join your new group. Get them invite others also.
Feb 1, 2010
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Les Squires commented on Kevin Lovell's group 'Transition Northwest Arkansas'
Greetings Kevin. Great to see you and Northwest Arkansas here. Start inviting others who will want to be involved. Use the TEXT BOX above to describe your group as it takes shape. Use Discussions to introduce various topics and get people involved…
Feb 1, 2010
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Les Squires left a comment for Kevin Lovell
Hi Kevin. Great to see you here. ...Just starting to get involved and trying to find like minded people to help spread the word and need for resilience in our community... How about setting up a GROUP for Bella Vista? Go to Groups and ADD A GROUP.…
Feb 1, 2010

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Northwest Earth Institute

Join the EcoChallenge!!

Started by Northwest Earth Institute Jul 22, 2009.

Northwest Earth Institute

Programs for Transformative Dialogue - Learn How to Be the Change

Started by Northwest Earth Institute Jun 17, 2009.

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.
 
 
 

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