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Consciousness, Climate and Change
Life in the Balance: Powering the Future
February 5, 2010Will Brownsberger
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Consciousness: Stages of ChangeDenial Denial Pre-
contemplation
Anger Blaming the System
Contemplation/
ambivalence
Bargaining Let me see the papers
Preparation/
Action
Acceptance Guilty plea Maintenance/
Relapse
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No real GHG decline in EuropeGHG Emissions -- US vs. Europe (Tg CO2 Eq.)
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Energy Consumption 1990 vs. 2007
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% Change TotalBTU
% Change PerCapita BTU
EuropeUS
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. . . a searching moral inventory . . . Some improvements in efficiency and behavior Bigger homes More appliances More driving . . . sprawl More air travel Livestock and dairy cultivation Non-local food Shifting jobs to Asia
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Household Energy Use and Income
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<$10K $15-20K
$30-40K
$50-75K
kBTU's
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. . . [h]aving had a spiritual awakening as the result . . .
Emphasis on action Empathy with other priorities Engagement – staying on the grid
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. . . we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Less travel – the internet, local business Slow travel – healthy human power Technology enabled sharing – less need for travel and
manufactured goods Green jobs – low tech and high tech Build the coals higher – land preservation and urban
density International collaboration to harvest infinite resources,
rather than international conflict over finite resources . . .
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AA’s 12 Steps to Recovery: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—
that our lives had become unmanageable . . . . . . made a searching and fearless moral
inventory of ourselves [evaluate your carbon footprint by the numbers] . . .
. . . [h]aving had a spiritual awakening as the result . . . , we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
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Thank you!