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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/19/2011 10:14 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/19/2011 10:14 AM
Expires: 01/01/2016 12:00 AM
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The Crash Course......BEING READY FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
The Crash Course on Economics, Energy and the Environment is scheduled Four Monday Evenings: March 7, 14, 21 & 28 Facilitated by John Adams at World Mercantile & Gallery of Arts, 1267 S. Main St. in Angels Camp. 6:00pm Check-in & networking, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Crash Course. There is no way to be certain how the future will unfold, but there is growing concern in many quarters that the next 20 years won’t be anything like the last 20 years! This seminar is presented in a four part series and is based on the works of Chris Martenson whose background as a research scientist led him to explore the inner workings of America’s financial system and resource base......
The Crash Course will help you understand the nature of some extremely serious challenges and risks to our economy and future prosperity. It weaves together a number of seemingly disparate topics into a single story, exploring the interactions of the ECONOMY, ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT.
Martenson does a great job of explaining these ‘complex’ subjects in a very understandable way. Each of the first three sessions of the course, which will be held on three consecutive Monday evenings, will open with some provocative questions, then involve a video presentation followed by Q & A and discussion of items of interest. The fourth session is devoted to helping you plan for the future.
Great sandwiches, soups, salads and ice creams are available at the “Merc”
OBJECTIVES
By the end of this seminar, you will be able to:
* Understand why our economic system is in trouble.
* Know the relationship of fossil fuels to your future prosperity.
* Link environmental and resource depletion issues to both energy and the economy.
MAIN LEARNING POINTS
* The creation of money and how the Federal Reserve System functions.
* The exponential growth function and how it relates to your life.
* The role energy plays in your quality of life.
* Dealing with the issues facing us all in the next twenty years.
* Developing an action plan for yourself and your family.
To register, go to http://www.foothillsustainability.org/events.html or contact John Adams at 728-9432 orjadams2212@comcast.net
Cost: $5 for each session = total $20
John Adams is formerly Director of Educational Programs for the Foothill collaborative for Sustainability. He has also served FoCuS as a Board member and is Emeritus Professor at Saybrook University. Prior to his academic involvement, John had a private practice in speaking and seminar leadership for 20 years focusing on how our thinking influences our behaviors and experiences – especially in the areas of sustainability, change adjustment and stress management.
Topic Outline for The Crash Course (Attendance at each session is preferable, but when necessary, one can make up sessions at a later offering):
7 March
Exponential growth
Growth and prosperity
Introduction to money
The Federal Reserve
A brief history of US money
14 March
Inflation
Debt
A national failure to save
Bubbles
Fuzzy numbers
21 March
Peak oil
Energy economics
The environment
Future shock
28 March
Being ready for an uncertain future
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