«The real overarching theme is that we're working on this transition from a fairly unstable and unsustainable way of doing things towards something that is more stable, resilient, sustainable, regenerative,» says
Transition Town Missoula spokesman Justin McCoy.
Their goal of building a sustainable community to combat the impacts of peak oil and climate change quickly went viral, eventually taking root in
towns on six continents; besides
Missoula, some of the latest official
Transition U.S. initiates include Two Peaks, Colo., Bedford, Mass., and Milwaukee, Wis..