Kinsale 2021: An Energy Descent Action Plan

― Kinsale, Ireland

Sustainability students in the Kinsale Further Education College solicited townspeople's input to develop this plan for prospering during energy decline. Each section describes the present, the vision, and practical steps for implementation each year. Sections include Food, Youth & Community, Education, Housing, Economy and Livelihoods, Health, Tourism, Transport, Waste, Energy and Marine Resources.

A few printed copies will be available for borrowing at APPLE meetings.

• Kinsale 2021 pdf for 8.5x11" paper (2.3MB)
• Kinsale 2021 pdf original for A4 paper (1.2MB)

Tompkins County Relocalization Plan

― Tompkins County, New York, USA

Residents of Tompkins County have started writing down their plan for relocalization in the face of peak oil and the end of abundant cheap energy. Their hope is to eventually submit their plan to county government. They have laid out plans for researching several areas of their economy and society, to see what effect peak oil will have. Check out their online document here.

Willits Economic Localization Plan

― Willits, California, USA

Residents of Willits have formed this group to secure a life for the people of their town using less outside resources and causing less environmental damage. Take a look at their prepared papers including an area energy inventory, a biointensive garden plan, reccomendations on achieving energy independence, tips for conducting similar inventories in other communities, and a report on the security of their food sources. The papers and many other community resources are on the group's web page.