Robert Arthur Stayton of Santa Cruz, Calif., will speak at the Parish Hall on Wednesday, April 22 at 5 p.m. about a change that’s coming that will set human civilization on a new course for the future as he traces the history and evolution of energy from fire to fossil fuels and the ever-increasing pollution from their unintended consequences.

His book “Power Shift” enumerates the choices we have to shift away from fossil fuels, advocating his preference for solar-based energy.

The good news, he tells us, is that this safe and environmentally conscious change can be accomplished without legislation and is available at the level of individuals and institutions.

Stayton speaks with authority and experience by virtue of his education as a physics instructor, and deep research on the subject of energy, as well as from his direct experience of installing and using solar power for almost a decade.

For more information, contact Marilyn McGuire at marilyn@marilynmcguire.com.