Crash Course Resources

Day 1 Resources

Articles:

 · Ottawa urged to take concrete steps to limit growing consumer debt

 · Do you know your debt-to-income ratio?

 · What's Really Driving House Prices In Canada? The Must-See Graph Of The Day...

Videos:

· Exponential Growth
Dr. Albert Bartlett’s Exponential Growth Lecture (approx.74 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umFnrvcS6AQ&feature=watch_response
(Full version, more information can be found at: http://albartlett.org/)

· Money Creation (Money, Interest and Inflation in under 20 minutes)
Zeitgeist Addendum - Money Mechanics (Part 1 and 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSU23KSUqMo

· Debt Limits
Debt Limit - A Guide to American Federal Debt Made Easy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li0no7O9zmE&

Day 2 Resources

Articles:

· Tom Murphy Interview: Resource Depletion is a Bigger Threat than Climate Change
http://oilprice.com/Interviews/Tom-Murphy-Interview-Resource-Depletion-is-a-Bigger-Threat-than-Climate-Change.html

· Analysis: Global oil outages at 1.2 million bpd in March: survey
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/us-oil-outages-idUSBRE82M0B920120323

· Power price jolt on the way, new report says
http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article2336991.html

Videos:

· 300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w

· The End of Suburbia - 52 minute documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3uvzcY2Xug

· Record Gas Prices Hurting America's Towns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=REx58Fv7dCk

Day 3 Resources

Articles:

· Tom Murphy Interview: Resource Depletion is a Bigger Threat than Climate Change
http://oilprice.com/Interviews/Tom-Murphy-Interview-Resource-Depletion-is-a-Bigger-Threat-than-Climate-Change.html

· Analysis: Global oil outages at 1.2 million bpd in March: survey
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/us-oil-outages-idUSBRE82M0B920120323

· Power price jolt on the way, new report says
http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article2336991.html

Videos:

· 300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w

· The End of Suburbia - 52 minute documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3uvzcY2Xug

· Record Gas Prices Hurting America's Towns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=REx58Fv7dCk

Day 4 Resources

· Transition Towns - Global

- https://www.transitionnetwork.org 

- Video: http://vimeo.com/transitiontowns/it2

· Resource-Based Economy

- http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com

- http://www.thevenusproject.com

- http://www.zeitgeist-toronto.com

Project Ideas

If you would like to participate please let us know!

· Tool Libraries - Please contact Ryan at ryan@irbe.org

· The Big Lunch - Please contact Ryan at ryan@irbe.org -

- http://www.thebiglunch.com/index.php

· Activist House - Contact Emily at ecohuntress@gmail.com

· Permaculture Projects - Please contact YP at yuenpingleung@gmail.com

· Energy Retrofit Project - Please contact Ryan at ryan@irbe.org

· Other Resource-Sharing Projects - Please contact Ryan at ryan@irbe.org
Additional Links:

· Transition Toronto is looking for workshop leaders! - http://transitiontoronto.ning.com/profiles/blogs/tto-transition-skills-forum-workshop-leaders-wanted

· Online version of Transition Handbook: http://www.appropedia.org/Category:The_Transition_Handbook

· Online link to Transition Toronto Survey of Interests and Skills:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BPD5CPJ