Climate Change

Jason Bradford, along with Ellen and David Drell, met with Rep. Mike Thompson in March of 2008 to discuss climate change.  Here is Jason's report of the meeting.

Jason Bradford has written an article describing how he became involved in climate change. The article was published July 29, 2006 in The Willits News. Read it here: Forest in the Clouds -- Adobe .pdf file

"The Climate Wrecking Ball." by Jason Bradford from Energy Bulletin; November 17, 2004: Climate Wrecking Ball

Culture/Community/Education

Presentation by Linda Helland of Mendocino County Public Health, April 3, 2006. Click here to view the presentation: Linda Helland's Presentation -- Adobe .pdf file

Presentation by Richard Register and Kirstin Miller of EcoCity Builders, March 18, 2006. Click here to view the presentation: Kirstin Miller's Presentation -- Adobe .pdf file

Brian Czech interviews Jason Bradford on Politics, Population; December 19, 2005: Population, Politics Interview -- Audio

"Real Wealth versus Greed is Good" A response to published essay in The Willits News; December 8, 2005 by Jason Bradford: Real Wealth -- Adobe .pdf file

"The Culture of More" by Jason Bradford; November 16, 2005: The Culture of More -- Adobe .pdf file

Also from Jason Bradford, a presentation given May 2005 in Gualala entitled "Matrix of Change". Click here to read the presentation: Matrix of Change -- Adobe .pdf file

"The Neurobiology of Mass Delusion" by Jason Bradford from the Energy Bulletin; January 11, 2005: Neurobiology of Mass Delusion

"Institutional Barriers and Alternative Paradigms on Population: The Case of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)" by Jason Bradford; EarthDay, 2004 (thoughts leading to the development of WELL): Institutional Barriers

Economy

"Convinced" and "Reply to Convinced", A continuing dialog published in The Willits News, June 2005: Convinced -- Adobe .pdf file

"Tear Down the Trade Walls" An essay published in The Willits News, May 2005 and Jason Bradford's essay in response: Tear Down the Trade Walls -- Adobe .pdf file Reply to 'Tear Down the Trade Walls' -- Adobe .pdf file

"Barry Bonds is in Space" by Jason Bradford from Energy Bulletin; December 29, 2004: Barry Bonds in Space

Energy

Jason Bradford has written an article his Personal Hydrocarbon Diet (PHD) Program. The article was published September 8, 2006 in The Energy Bulletin. Read it here: Better Than Those Other Diets: the PHD Program

"Energy Tips", a column prepared by the WELL Energy Group and published in The Willits News beginning the last week of December, 2005: Energy Tips Columns, January-March 2006 -- Adobe .pdf file

Don Dame's (Northern California Power Authority, NCPA) presentation, June 20, 2005. Click here to view the presentation: Don Dame / NCPA Presentation -- Adobe .pdf file

Here's a link to Richard Heinberg's presentation to WELL given February 17, 2005: Global Public Media, Heinberg's WELL presentation

Food

"Victory Gardens: What Could They Look Like Here?" by Jason Bradford, from The Willits News; December 2, 2005: Victory Gardens in Willits -- Adobe .pdf file

"The Future Agrarian", a presentation by Jason Bradford to the Little Lake Grange on September 8, 2005 is available by clicking here: Future Agrarian -- Adobe .pdf file

Presentation by Stephen and Gloria Decater, April 11, 2005 on their Live Power farm and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Click here to view the presentation: Live Power Community Farm Presentation -- Adobe .pdf file

General

Click here to access the archives of Jason Bradford's archives of his radio show "The Party's Over."

"WELL Meets the Oil Drum", interview by Jason Bradford of Stuart Staniford (theoildrum.com); December 5, 2005: Staniford/OilDrum Interview -- Audio

Read the August 10, 2005 article from the North Bay Bohemian about WELL!: Past The Peak -- html link Past The Peak -- Adobe .pdf file

Interview of Jason Bradford by David Room of Global Public Media; May 2, 2005: David Room Interview

Interview of Jason Bradford by Els Cooperrider of KZYX radio; January 9 2005: KZYX Interview of Jason Bradford

Localization

On September 13, 2006 Jason Bradford was interviewed on Truthout.org where he described WELL and the localization effort. Here it is: The Good News Is Local -- Adobe .pdf file

Jason Bradford was interviewed in the North Coast Journal for an article discussing localization published on September 6, 2006. Here it is: Taste of the Future -- Adobe .pdf file

"Growth is not Inevitable" A response to 'Letters to the Editor' in The Willits News, December 2005 by Jason Bradford: Growth is not Inevitable -- Adobe .pdf file

"Why are We Here, What are We Doing?" December 2005 by Jason Bradford: Why are We Here, What are We Doing? -- Adobe .pdf file

Port Townsend Presentation of WELL by Brian Weller; November 2005: Pt. Townsend Presentation of WELL -- Adobe .pdf file (large!)

Here's a link to Michael H. Shuman's presentation to WELL & the Willits Community (BALLE/Going Local), October 15, 2005: Mendocino First, Michael Shuman's presentation

"Why Localize?", a presentation by Jason Bradford to WELL & the Willits Community, September 26, 2005 and is available by clicking here: Why Localize? -- Adobe .pdf file

Rotary presentation given in April 2005 by Dr. Jason Bradford, founder of WELL. The talk focuses on where we are now and where we need to move towards in order to sustain our local economy in light of diminishing (global) resources. Click here to view the presentation: Rotary Presentation -- Adobe .pdf file

From Jason Bradford, a description of WELL from inception through March 2005. Click here to read the guide: Outpost Guide -- Adobe .pdf file

Water

Here is an editorial Rachel Olivieri wrote for The Willits News on Willits' water issues: Romancing Rainwater -- Adobe .pdf file