Ojai Valley Green Coalition

This reading event is also sponsored by the Ojai Valley Library Friends and Foundation, the Ojai Library, and Local Hero Books. Kenley Neufeld, chairperson of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition’s Transportation Committee is the organizing force behind this new collaborative community program. The reading period began on April 13th and will go through June 10th. There will be a discussion group on June 10th at the Ojai Library. A panel of experts will discuss the book followed by small discussion groups facilitated by discussion leaders.
The first half of the book details issues such as world poverty, population growth, rising sea temperatures, declining oil supplies, water shortages, shrinking forests, species extinction, and the melting ice caps. The second half of the book offers solutions for redesigning cities, energy efficiency, restructuring the transport system, shifting taxes and subsidies, and using renewable energy sources.
The book will be available at the Ojai Library for borrowing and at the Local Hero bookstore in the Arcade for a discounted price of $15. A free ‘Ojai Reads’ bookmark is available at both locations. The book can also be downloaded for free at the Earth Policy Institute.
For current information and online discussion go to the Ojai Reads website.

Kenley Neufeld, Chairman of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition Transportation Committee has announced panelists for the ‘Ojai Reads’ book discussion gathering on June 10th, 7 pm at the Ojai Library. Lester Brown’s book, Plan B 3.0, will be the first in a series of books whose subject matter centers on the environment. A discussion by expert panelists will be followed by small discussion groups facilitated by discussion leaders.
Panelist Todd Cossairt is the Director of Sustainability at Besant Hill School. He is developing and implementing a collaborative community sustainability general plan, integrating 500 acres of developed and preserved open space at the school.
Panelist Warren Brush is a Certified Permaculture Designer and co-founder of the Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm in the Cuyama Valley.
Panelist Geoff Wardle is an automotive engineer and designer. As director of Advanced Mobility Research for the Art Center College of Design, he is interested in the future of transportation and complex systems.