Bob Gragson

Bob Gragson

14 Highland Dr., Ukiah, CA 95482
Cell: 707-367-7319 | E-mail: bob@gragson.com

Our next decade is going to look very different from the last few decades. To get a good understanding of what is ahead, you should start with Dr. Chris Martenson's "The Crash Course." This is a clear, straightforward explanation of how "our economy, energy systems and environment interact -- how we got to where we are today, and some reasonable expectations for the future."

Additionally, the work of Dmitry Orlov is particularly important. Be sure to listen to his "Social Collapse Best Practices" speech from February 2009. It is an excellent depiction of what we may expect in the years ahead.

Finally, Thomas E. Woods Jr. presented an excellent speech at the Mises Scholars Conference (March 12-14, 2009) in Auburn, Alabama entitled "Why You've Never Heard of the Depression of 1920." Thomas is an excellent speaker and his presentation should provide you much to consider as he contrasts Austrian Economics with Keynesian Economics.

MY BACKGROUND

Earth: Let's Be Conscious of It! My hometown is Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and I have lived in Greenville, SC, Olympia and Centralia, WA, Roswell, NM, Kent, OH, Madison, WI, and Ukiah, CA. I have been Executive Director of United Ways in three communities (Centralia, WA; Roswell, NM; and Ravenna, OH); Executive Director of the Solar Living Institute in Hopland, CA; and Executive Director of Community GroundWorks in Madison, WI. I have developed and/or maintained eight Web sites since 1998 and co-owned Wild Goats Coffee & Cafe in Kent, OH from 1998-2003. I have a BA in Business Administration and Philosophy from Furman University; 54 hours of graduate work in public administration at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA; and a MBA in Entrepreneurship from Walden University. I am currently writing a book focused on the emerging politics, economics, and society in the United States.

ENDORSEMENTS FROM MY 2004 CITY COUNCIL CAMPAIGN "Energy and water are the two issues that will most affect our lives in the future -- especially here in northern California. If you think energy and water prices are high now, just wait. Bob Gragson has a better understanding of the problems we are likely to confront along these lines, and of the positive strategies that local communities can adopt, than anyone else I know in this region."
	-- *Richard Heinberg, author of The Party's Over, Powerdown,* The Oil Depletion Protocol, Peak Everything, and Blackout; and Senior Fellow in Residence at the Post Carbon Institute, Sebastopol, CA.

"As the full force of climate change begins to arrive at the same time as the worst energy crisis in history is unfolding, local government faces challenges unlike any in history. Courageous candidates like Bob Gragson who understand the magnitude of the changes now taking place must be supported with vigor and votes."
	*-- Julian Darley, author of High Noon for Natural Gas* and Founder of the Post Carbon Institute, Sebastopol, CA.**

"Bob Gragson plans to take a proactive approach to some of the problems he sees arising in the near future, and wrapping the solutions around acting locally while taking in the global picture sets him apart in the Ukiah City Council race. "Gragson's triad of campaign issues -- sustainable neighborhoods (including a wide variety of sustainability ranging from conservation, community gardens, municipal composting operations, among others outlined on his website), sustainable economy/relocalization (the community currency in the mode of "Ithaca Hours" is very attractive, as well as a living wage ordinance), and sustainable open government (including Instant Runoff Voting and a stronger citizen participation in decision-making) -- sets him apart as the best candidate in Ukiah."
	-- Green California, the Environmental Magazine of the Golden State

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ENDORSEMENTS FROM MY 2004 CITY COUNCIL CAMPAIGN