Energy preparedness is a direct analogue to disaster and emergency preparedness. It measures the extent to which an individual, group, or entity is:
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- well-positioned for escalating energy prices and supply disruptions
- committed to using less energy
- addressing structural issues that lock in energy consumption.
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The Other ‘Big One’: Is California Ready for Peak Oil?
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2008-07-22 20:39.
by Erica Etelson
I lived in Berkeley for sixteen years before getting around to stashing my five gallons of water and twenty cans of fruit cocktail. I’m as ready as can be for the big earthquake we’re all waiting for. But what I’m not prepared for—what no Californian save the odd self-reliant homesteader is prepared for, is the other Big One—peak oil.
Like it or not, oil fuels the engines of industrialized economies. In California, we burn through nearly 20 billion gallons of the stuff each year just driving around. Then there’s the oil we use to grow and transport food and pump water, the oil that fuels planes, trains and cargo ships, and the oil that is embedded in every computer, every inch of asphalt and every bit of plastic. Oil is everywhere; so imagine my surprise when I learned last year that it is running out–and that the federal government is doing nothing to prepare for this eventuality.
I lived in Berkeley for sixteen years before getting around to stashing my five gallons of water and twenty cans of fruit cocktail. I’m as ready as can be for the big earthquake we’re all waiting for. But what I’m not prepared for—what no Californian save the odd self-reliant homesteader is prepared for, is the other Big One—peak oil.
Like it or not, oil fuels the engines of industrialized economies. In California, we burn through nearly 20 billion gallons of the stuff each year just driving around. Then there’s the oil we use to grow and transport food and pump water, the oil that fuels planes, trains and cargo ships, and the oil that is embedded in every computer, every inch of asphalt and every bit of plastic. Oil is everywhere; so imagine my surprise when I learned last year that it is running out–and that the federal government is doing nothing to prepare for this eventuality.
Peak Oil Townhall Meetings
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2008-07-22 15:12.
Written by Andre Angelatoni
The San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force is committed to educating the people of San Francisco about oil depletion and how they can prepare.
We have teamed up with the Presidio School of Management (home of a well-regarded sustainability MBA) to host a series of six town hall meetings this August.
The town hall meetings are open to anyone but have been designed specially for the people of San Francisco.
The meetings will take place entirely online.
The San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force is committed to educating the people of San Francisco about oil depletion and how they can prepare.
We have teamed up with the Presidio School of Management (home of a well-regarded sustainability MBA) to host a series of six town hall meetings this August.
The town hall meetings are open to anyone but have been designed specially for the people of San Francisco.
The meetings will take place entirely online.
Peak Oil Is A Done Deal
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2008-07-16 10:01.
Written by Dave Cohen
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
It ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings
— anonymous
The fat lady is warming up
— anonymous
I now believe that the hypothesis of a near or medium-term peak in the world’s oil supply is confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt. A shift in emphasis that speaks to reducing our demand for oil and examining alternatives to oil is now required. I will be taking that road in the future, leaving specific concerns about the oil supply behind.