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Congress Recognizes Peak Oil!

denise4peace — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:56:16 -0800

House Resolution 507 expresses "the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in collaboration with other international allies, should establish an energy project with the magnitude, creativity, and sense of urgency that was incorporated in the `Man on the Moon' project to address the inevitable challenges of `Peak Oil'.
To read the entire resolution:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.RES.507:
One of the first orders of business for the Sacramento Post-carbon Action Network (SPAN) will be to approach the City Council and Mayor of Sacramento to propose a resolution recognizing the reality of Peak Oil and forming a task force to study and implement means by which the City of Sacramento can best weather the post-carbon storm.

Sacramento Post-carbon Action Network (SPAN)

S.P.A.N. Makes Local News

denise4peace — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:02:40 -0800

The Sacramento Post-carbon Action Network received a mention and a link placement in this week's cover story in Sacramento's local, progressive newspaper, The Sacramento News & Review.

Local reporters Cosmo Garvin and Kel Munger look at how Peak Oil may affect the Sacramento region and Northern California and what local government and other agencies are doing in preparation.

Please take a moment to read this very inclusive article and recommend it to your friends! http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Home

If you have a moment, a congratulatory letter to the editor might encourage fu

Sacramento Post-carbon Action Network (SPAN)

Good News: City of Sac is "With It!"

denise4peace — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:49:24 -0700

The City of Sacramento unanimously and enthusiastically accepted the Sustainability Agenda proposed by staff members Gary Stonehouse and Keith Roberts at the City Council meeting on April 4. The Council also authorized Mayor Heather Fargo to sign the Urban Environmental Accords (UEA) on Earth Day. The Urban Environmental Accords are a set of guidelines developed by the City of San Francisco to honor the United Nations World Environment Day. Sacramento will join more than 88 other cities, worldwide, that are committing to a more sustainable future by signing the UEA. Learn more about the UEA at: http://www.citymayors.com/environment/environment_day.html

Sacramento Post-carbon Action Network (SPAN)

URGENT: Interested in the Media Aspect of Peak Oil?

denise4peace — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 07:14:51 -0700

Greetings, All!

Sorry for the late notice on this; I just received this information this morning (see IndyMedia announcement, below)!

Did you know that Sacramento has a Public Access cable T.V. channel that is free for use by individuals and organziations who complete a basic training course?

SPAN needs a media working group. If you are interested in being a part of this group--especially if you are interested in spearheading it!--please make every effort to attend the potluck and training TONIGHT (Sunday June 11). Hope to see you there!

The APPLE (http://www.apple-nc.org/post-carbon) group in Nevada City/Grass Valley produces a weekly T.V. show, which will soon be airing on the Sacramento Public Access Channel via the our locally produced video magazine "Media Edge" (http://www.wethemedia.tv/). Wouldn't it be great if we, too, could produce a local talk-show or educational feature to air regularly?

The IndyMedia event listed below offers some information on how to get started "being the Media." Basic training for use of the Access Sacramento studios must be arranged separately.

********************INDYMEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS********************************

Be the Media: Tell the stories that matter to you!

You are invited to join the Sacramento Indymedia for a potluck and training on
SUNDAY, June 11th, 2006
6PM - 8PM
Access Sacramento (Sacramento's Public Access Channel)
4623 T Street, Sacramento, CA

[Agenda]
6:00 – 7:00 PM Potluck/Networking

Please bring a food item to share with others. We will also use this time to get to know each other, and find out what we envision IMC Sacramento

7:00– 8:00 PM IMC Training

What is Indymedia? Background/History of the movement -Goals of the Sacramento IMC -Technical aspects: How to publish a story -Questions and answers

This is a great oppourtunity to meet others who are interested in building an alternative media movement in Sacramento and the Central Valley! Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth.

The Sacramento IMC website can soon be found at http://www.sacindymedia.org For now, continue viewing http://www.indybay.org/centralvalley for the latest independent news for Sacramento and the Central Valley.)

Sacramento Post-carbon Action Network (SPAN)

Working Groups: Time to Step Up to the Plate!

denise4peace — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 08:38:39 -0700

Greetings, All.

First, my apologies for not being as pro-active as I would have
liked over the past several months. I've been planning a wedding
and doing construction/repairs. Well, the wedding was last Saturday
and I'm seeing daylight at the end of my construction nightmare
tunnel.

However, along with my right-hand partner, Susan Oldland, what extra energy
and time I've had have been going into the Peak Oil
Symposium that will bring Sacramento's activist community together
to discuss how what we (all) are doing relates to Peak Oil and how
we can work more effectively together to achieve the synergy
necessary to create meaningful change.
If you are interested in participating in the coordination of the Symposium, please contact Susan directly at: tenpinktoes@earthlink.net.

Meanwhile, there are several activities I'd like to have our members
working on--but haven't had the time even to organize a General
Meeting! Therefore, I'm making an appeal: if you are interested in
one of the following ideas or have an idea for another working group
or project, please take this opportunity to step up to the plate.

You are not alone! We are available for consultation and the Post
Carbon Institute has numerous "scripts" (step-by-step plans of
action) for getting a project from conception to fruition.

Here are a couple of projects of a timely nature that I'd like to
see taken up by our members:

SUSTAINABLE EXCHANGE (aka Rummage Sale) FUNDRAISER
SPAN needs $$$ to cover printing costs, which can really add up--and
to get online with a real website (our page on the Post Carbon
Institute site has its uses, but is limited in capacity. And there
are always incidentals. So far, what's been spent has all come from
the same source... and my pockets are not deep.
WHAT'S NEEDED:
Coordinator
Solicitors of donations (person-to-person, Craig's List, etc.)
Donations
Collectors of donations
Staff for day of sale (set up, sales, cashier, tear-down)
Good location for a sale
Place to store stuff (preferably on site of sale)
I'd like to see this become an annual event!
The weather is right now and for the next three months.
I have lots of experience with rummage sales and can advise!
Anybody?

TABLE/FLYER "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH"
Al Gore's movie is rumored to have people leaving the theatre in a
mood to do something. Wouldn't it be great if we could capture that
interest and direct their energies to SPAN projects? The answers to
Peak Oil and Global Warming are the same: we need to start living
sustainably!
WHAT'S NEEDED:
Coordinator (make arrangements with theaters, schedule volunteers)
Someone to design more effective flyers.
Volunteers to make and deliver copies.
Volunteers to staff the tables, distribute flyers and talk to people
about Peak Oil and SPAN.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER/MEDIA EXPERT
SPAN needs a logo! Pat and I have developed a logo, but we could
use a pro to give it a finished look and develop others for the
group to evaluate and vote on.
Anyone with experience writing press releases and/or informational
brochures, flyers etc., can help us get the word out more
effectively.

Thanks for considering stepping up your commitment to SPAN and our
post-carbon survival strategies! **Denise**