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I grew up watching Dallas.  It’s a TV show with a lot to answer for.  When I lived in Ireland, I met an Irish academic doing their Masters research in architecture around the question “why is it that a culture that created something as beautiful as the Book of

I just reached the end of my first full week in the US, and to say it’s been hectic would be an understatement.  After two days in New Orleans, Peter (Lipman, Chair of Transition Network and my travelling companion) and I headed to Boston.  That evening I spoke at

Coming from England, one of my first impressions of the US is how the word “awesome” is, to my ears at least, somewhat overused.  To my English sensibilities, the Karakorum mountains at sunrise are awesome.  The Grand Canyon, I imagine, is awesome.  To be able to see all of Van

Introduction During the month of October, Rob is over in the US, catalysing, rabble-rousing and inspiring change in the way only Rob can do. In the meantime, I’ve taken on the role of “Site Editor” for this month, and the theme is “International”. Rob’s a hard writing

Transition Network and Post Carbon Institute have just come together to publish a new report, Climate After Growth: Why Environmentalists Must Embrace Post-Growth Economics & Community Resilience.  The report is published to co-incide with Rob Hopkins’ visit to the US, and is co-authored by him and Asher