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Where are we headed?
That essential question hung heavy in the air on Thursday, 1/28/10, when Chris Martenson, creator of The Crash Course, spoke to nearly 500 people at the Sonora Opera Hall. The whole event was a huge, “Wow!” I got home feeling terrified and excited all at once. This guy, one of those nerdy, but folksy fellows, literally gave the group his crash course in world economics and banking, energy’s role in economic production and the balance of resource depletion–all packed into about one hour and at least another hour of Q&A. And he was brilliant–even erudite! And thanks to a group of concerned citizens, headed up by local architect Coop Kessel and “internet media mogol” Bob Gelman, and The Foothill Collaborative for Sustainability (FoCuS), we had a chance to have Martenson bring his message to our sleepy little town, SNORE-Ah, CA (aka Sonora, CA). Read the rest of this entry »
On the Mother Lode 
