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Books to Read

kelleyo — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:35:06 -0800

Books

The Party’s Over, by Richard Heinberg
Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World, by Richard Heinberg, 2004.

Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy, by Matthew R. Simmons, 2005

Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert’s Peak, by Kenneth S. Deffeyes, 2005

The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century, by James H. Kunstler, 2005

High Noon For Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis, by Julian Darley

When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance & Planetary Survival by Matthew Stein (available at the www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net website)

The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan

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Web Resources

kelleyo — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:34:20 -0800

www.energybulletin.net A clearinghouse for current information regarding the peak in global energy supply.

www.transitionculture.org “An evolving exploration into the head, heart and hands of Energy Descent” by Rob Hopkins, professor of the college class that created the “Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan”, which can be downloaded from this site.

www.theoildrum.com The Oil Drum: Discussions about energy and our future

globalpublicmedia.com Public service broadcasting for a post carbon world.

www.postcarbon.org Post Carbon Institute is an educational institution and think tank that explores in theory and practice what cultures, civilisation, governance & economies might look like without the use of (non-renewable) hydrocarbons as energy and chemical feedstocks.

www.relocalize.net the relocalization network – local communities with global connections. I’ve created a group for our town at www.relocalize.net/groups/sterlinglocal

www.peakoil.net Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas (ASPO)

www.peakoil.com Peak Oil news and message boards

www.communitysolution.org/ "Dedicated to the development, growth and enhancement of small local communities. We envision a country where the population is distributed in small communities that are sustainable, diverse and culturally sophisticated."

www.hilltoplancers.org/stories/hirsch0502.pdf Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, & Risk Management. Robert L. Hirsch, SAIC, Project Leader; Roger Bezdek, MISI; Robert Wendling, MISI. February 2005

www.kunstler.com James Howard Kunstler’s website, includes a weekly blog. Not for the faint of heart.

www.museletter.com Richard Heinberg's website, a monthly exploration of cultural renewal.

www.culturechange.org Newsletter with many articles about petrocollapse – a term coined by Jan Lundberg to describe the collapse of the economy and our society after the peak hits.

dieoff.org Site devoted to analysis of peak oil with many links. Not for the faint of heart

www.fromthewilderness.com – “More original reporting on Peak Oil than any other site on the net” (conspiracy theorists)

www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net Matt Savinar's article on Life After the Oil Crash, quoted by Rep. Bartlett, which is quite good – but do read past the first sentence.

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kelleyo — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:19:08 -0700

Statment of Intent

The goal is to spread the word about Peak Oil and Relocalization in my community and surrounding towns. I would like to focusing on local food, transportation, home energy conservation, and local energy production, with the long term goal of reducing my community’s reliance on cheap fossil fuel.

For more information about this group contact the Group Coordinator, Kelleyo.