On Friday June 16, California radio producer Ben Trefny interviewed me about APPLE-Elgin and our current major project, the community garden, which is our humble first step toward local food production. Earlier in the week ha had interviewed Julian Darley. Ben is editing the tapes and when the feature is complete, it will air on CBS' The Osgood Files, to be broadcast over 400 radio stations across the country.

This coming Friday, 6/23, I finally get an audience with state representative Ruth Munson. She has twice ignored my engagements with her -- e.g., said she would be at the January peak oil workshop and then simply did not show. I am not going to waste time being mad at her when we meet; rather, I aim to show her evidence of other states', counties' & cities' preparedness, and urge her to get Illinois on board. There are now too many examples to ignore and they are not all in California! Tompkins County, New York, and the State of Vermont, are just two examples of entities with published documentation indicating that the demand for oil WILL soon outstrip the supply, and proactive defensive measures are no longer negotiable.

Wish me luck. If you have anything to add, email me. I will take your concerns to the meeting.