Notes for discussion on A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
Industrial society, built on cheap oil, must be overhauled as world oil supplies decline.
In the news:
Mexico breaches NAFTA to stave off tortilla riots
Washington Post, Jan 23, 2007
There is almost universal consensus in Mexico that higher demand for ethanol is at the root of price increases for corn and tortillas.
References on Peak Oil
The Party's Over by Richard Heinberg
Oil Crisis by Colin Campbell
http://www.peakoil.net (ASPO, Association for the Study of Peak Oil)
Solutions
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's 2005 Conference on Peak Oil
Transcripts are online.
http://www.postcarbon.org/node/1099/view
[from the conference transcript]
What does sustainability look like? How do we get there? ... John Howe is a retired engineer in New England, and he has been pioneering this. He has written two books. And he has been giving these books away because he just is so concerned that Americans need to know about the energy crisis and what is coming.
John Howe’s books:
The End of Fossil Fuel Energy and a Plan for Sustainability
The End of Fossil Energy and the Last Chance for Sustainability (updated version of the latter)
The Oil Depletion Protocol by Richard Heinberg
General things we can do
Realize that avoiding negative facts weakens the will to create a better future.
Understand that is not the job of traditional media to inform us on matters of importance.
Maintain a fearless attitude toward the truth - be ready to be wrong!
Work at being well-informed.
Expand the dialogue.
Explore ideas for solutions with friends, debate with skeptics.
Use individual skills and creativity.
Stay positive.
Lead the way!
Next month’s feature (note date is on the third Friday in April only)
THE AWAKENING UNIVERSE: A FILM BY NEAL ROGIN
Friday, April 18, 7:00 P.M., Sanctuary
Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist
1025 N. Smith Rd, Palatine