1. Consciousness, Climate and Change Life in the Balance: Powering the Future February 5, 2010 Will Brownsberger

4. Consciousness: Stages of Change Denial Pre- contemplation AngerBlaming the System Contemplation/ ambivalence BargainingLet me see the papers Preparation/ Action AcceptanceGuilty pleaMaintenance/ Relapse

5. No real GHG decline in Europe

6. Energy Consumption 1990 vs. 2007

7. ... 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

8. Household Energy Use and Income

10. ... [h]aving had a spiritual awakening as the result... Emphasis on action Empathy with other priorities Engagement – staying on the grid

14. ... 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...

15. 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.

16. Thank you!