WiserEarth Editors

Shelby Tay joined the Transition US team in to assist with research, web content development and general project coordination. She began working with Post Carbon Institute in 2005 coordinating Relocalize.net, an international network of citizen-driven initiatives working to address peak oil and climate change. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, she studied environmental sciences and interdisciplinary learning. She is interested the use of social media and social enterprise to strengthen communities and has helped launch programs and events for Vancouver's 30 Days of Sustainability, Dunbar Salmonberry Days, A Loving Spoonful and Global Habitat Festival. Shelby loves experimenting with all things handmade, and can often be found cycling the streets of Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she currently resides.