Comments on: My TED Talk, now online

By: A grassroots army marches on its stomach. « Jon Barrett

A grassroots army marches on its stomach. « Jon Barrett — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:33:59 +0000

[...] initiative has played a vital role in raising awareness of our food vulnerability as a result of climate change and depleting energy reserves. Launched only in 2006 by Permaculture teacher Rob Hopkins, Transitions has spread virally to [...]

By: adam

adam — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:21:10 +0000

You didn’t appear nervous at all! Not only did you do a great job, but the presentation itself was well organized, inspiring, and hopeful.

You’ve laid out a time-line to change the world!

By: Ben Boyd

Ben Boyd — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:00:56 +0000

Al Gore* eat your heart out. This is the stuff of real solutions.. and in a way that feeds the heart, mind and soul.

*No offense to Mr Gore but this goes WAY beyond switching a cfl for a lightbulb as a path to sustainability.

By: Paul Templeton

Paul Templeton — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:26:06 +0000

Hear, hear Rob. My own private “sermons” would benefit greatly from the knowledge and speaking style that you obviously have in spades. I’m ecstatic that I can share your speech with everyone I know and let your words (hopefully) convince them where mine have failed. THANK YOU.

By: Robin Harford

Robin Harford — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:23:44 +0000

Rob… nervous? I thought your presentation went flawlessly.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:40:50 +0000

Thanks all….

By: Peter Bralesford

Peter Bralesford — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:38:39 +0000

A huge wealth of excellent points made – brilliantly done. One point that, if I may, I would like to add is that of efficiency.

As it is now, the whole way that our socio-economic model works is horribly inefficient. Eight percent of working-age citizens in the UK are unemployed, our cars are waste three-quarters of the energy we pump into them, our power stations are throwing over one thousand kilowatts of useful heat out of their cooling towers every second… all products of a bloated, badly designed, unjust system – and one which isn’t going to work for much longer.

By: Godelieve Engbersen - TT Netherlands

Godelieve Engbersen - TT Netherlands — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:18:57 +0000

Thanks, well done, very well put together clear and very informative, always with a positive sound! It refreshed me and brought me back to the essence of transition. We start, Why wait, change now. In the Netherlands we also have a great amount of TT initiatives, it’s so great to feel connected with the other TT-Keep up the great work, and thanx for sharing. We’ll translate this also in Dutch ….

Godelieve Engbersen
The Netherlands, Transition Town Tilburg (i.o.)

By: Peak Oil in a Nutshell « Derek Fawell's Blog

Peak Oil in a Nutshell « Derek Fawell's Blog — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:27:23 +0000

[...] It is true that once the price of oil becomes sufficiently high then oil that is more difficult to extract becomes viable, but the demand for oil at present is so high that these relatively small extra reserves will only add another year or so before the peak is reached. Also it is often claimed that oil from tar sands or from coal conversion will make a big difference. A further problem arises here: these are very dirty processes and much CO2 is given off – which doesn’t do a great deal for climate change! Also the energy input needed becomes comparable to the energy output from burning the oil, i.e. the net energy return becomes very small (some claim that it becomes negative). More info can be found at http://www.energybulletin.net/primer.php Rob hopkins has an inspiring video at http://transitionculture.org/2009/11/25/my-ted-talk-now-online/ [...]

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:31:09 +0000

Very inspiring. Thank you.

By: Vinnie mc cann

Vinnie mc cann — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:08:03 +0000

Thanks Rob and well done, very well put together clear and very informative, even for those who have been living Transition, should get a lot out of this , it refreshed me and brought me back to the essence of transition.

Gratefully
vinnie

By: Rob Hopkins at TED « MAKE WEALTH HISTORY

Rob Hopkins at TED « MAKE WEALTH HISTORY — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:58:46 +0000

[...] November 27, 2009 Rob Hopkins at TED Posted by Jeremy under film, transition towns | Tags: rob hopkins, TED | Leave a Comment I see the TED folks have uploaded Rob Hopkins’ talk from this year’s conference. It’s a great introduction to the problems of oil depletion and the need to tell a better story than the usual doom and gloom – the transition story. If you like it, you can go and tell Rob here. [...]

By: Mr X Stitch

Mr X Stitch — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:59:54 +0000

Good work Rob. No easy task giving a TED talk yet I suspect yours was one of the more realistic talks of the day. Great stuff, we’re proud of you!

By: Skippygrrl

Skippygrrl — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:11:29 +0000

I thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for your TED talk, Rob. It was very reassuring to me. You have truth and love coming out of your skin, it seems to me.

Also check out Amy Seidl’s book “Early Spring.” And her new work is all about adaptation.

By: Paula Kovacs

Paula Kovacs — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:12:11 +0000

Thank you