Comments on: Transition Glastonbury’s Submission to Mendip District Council’s Future Planning Document http://transitionculture.org/2008/09/23/transition-glastonburys-submission-to-mendip-district-councils-future-planning-document/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josef Davies-Coates http://transitionculture.org/2008/09/23/transition-glastonburys-submission-to-mendip-district-councils-future-planning-document/comment-page-1/#comment-60105 Josef Davies-Coates Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:45:14 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1426#comment-60105 Following on from my previous comment (which is in moderation) the first link on this page also has :// at the end where is shouldn't be. Following on from my previous comment (which is in moderation) the first link on this page also has :// at the end where is shouldn’t be.

]]> By: Josef Davies-Coates http://transitionculture.org/2008/09/23/transition-glastonburys-submission-to-mendip-district-councils-future-planning-document/comment-page-1/#comment-60104 Josef Davies-Coates Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:44:02 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1426#comment-60104 The first link in this article is broken, it has httphttp:// at the beginning instead of just http:// The first link in this article is broken, it has httphttp:// at the beginning instead of just http://

]]> By: Jim http://transitionculture.org/2008/09/23/transition-glastonburys-submission-to-mendip-district-councils-future-planning-document/comment-page-1/#comment-59463 Jim Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:35:00 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1426#comment-59463 <p>Is this document up at http://transitiontowns.org/Glastonbury/Glastonbury somewhere? I couldn't find it.</p> <p>I live in Asheville, NC, which is also having it's own peak oil moment, like Nashville, TN a few hours away. Gas supplies from the pipeline have been cut by 50%, some retail businesses are off by 50%, bus ridership is up 40-70%; all the electeds had a joint press conference today, with police chiefs as well. A snapshot of what happens when there is no gas.</p> <p>Most surprising, the town paper published one of their best editorials ever:</p> <p>"In the long run, no one can simply create infinite pools of gasoline. They do not exist. We need our leaders to wake up to that reality and begin serious planning for the day all the wells run dry. Anyone offering up a simple quick-fix slogan for this issue is offering little else, only quick-fix slogans that foretell a future of more lines, more anxiety and more papered-over pumps." http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880923042</p> Is this document up at
http://transitiontowns.org/Glastonbury/Glastonbury
somewhere? I couldn’t find it.

I live in Asheville, NC, which is also having it’s own peak oil moment, like Nashville, TN a few hours away. Gas supplies from the pipeline have been cut by 50%, some retail businesses are off by 50%, bus ridership is up 40-70%; all the electeds had a joint press conference today, with police chiefs as well. A snapshot of what happens when there is no gas.

Most surprising, the town paper published one of their best editorials ever:

“In the long run, no one can simply create infinite pools of gasoline. They do not exist. We need our leaders to wake up to that reality and begin serious planning for the day all the wells run dry. Anyone offering up a simple quick-fix slogan for this issue is offering little else, only quick-fix slogans that foretell a future of more lines, more anxiety and more papered-over pumps.”
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880923042

]]> By: robert jackson http://transitionculture.org/2008/09/23/transition-glastonburys-submission-to-mendip-district-councils-future-planning-document/comment-page-1/#comment-59454 robert jackson Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:34:10 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=1426#comment-59454 <p>An excellent report - well done. However, with reference to 3.3 - " the principle of varying council tax according to how much non-recyclable waste is produced by householders."... I suspect that a few (or many) unscrupulous people will simply put their waste into their neighbours' bins, thus discrediting the whole idea of taxing waste and also causing social division. Another way of taxing waste has to be invented - perhaps by taxing it at source, at the manufacturers of packaging. There are ways to refine this. Best wishes</p> An excellent report – well done.
However, with reference to 3.3 – ” the principle of varying council tax according to how much non-recyclable waste is produced by householders.”…
I suspect that a few (or many) unscrupulous people will simply put their waste into their neighbours’ bins, thus discrediting the whole idea of taxing waste and also causing social division. Another way of taxing waste has to be invented – perhaps by taxing it at source, at the manufacturers of packaging. There are ways to refine this.
Best wishes

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