Tuesday, May 27th "Sustainable Energy & Peak Oil"

Jeremy O’Leary, an organizer with Portland Peak Oil, will talk about the process that led to the creation of the City of Portland’s Peak Oil Taskforce and the ongoing efforts to integrate peak oil mitigation into local government. Basically there are 500 number one priorities to do and the odds are pretty good you are going to be handy with a few of them. The additional good news is that as individuals and small groups, most of the things we need to do to mitigate the effect of global weirding and peak oil will also re-localize the food supply, reduce our energy needs, create urban habitat, and improve both emergency response and our general quality of life.

If you are interested in a Peak Oil 101 Presentation from the Oregon Department of Energy, please attend the workshop at CRHQ from 3 to 5pm earlier on May 27th. Go here for more info - http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/discussion/vbc8_kaufmann

For over 10 years, Tony has been the lesser-known half of the dynamic duo known as DCAT (the Development Center for Appropriate Technology, with rockstar David Eisenberg), has been deeply involved in the natural and green building movements, is an arts and media activist, and also holds a part time position in Tucson City government developing sustainability related policy objectives. (More)

Daniel Lerch is the author of Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty, the first major municipal guidebook on peak oil and global warming. A program manager with Post Carbon Institute, Lerch has worked on urban planning issues for over ten years in the public, private and non-profit sectors. He is also a co-founder of The City Repair Project, an award-winning non-profit organization working on community public space issues.

More information about Daniel’s presentation topic linked here.

Alpaca! is a Live experience. We uphold the deeply rooted connection between music, people, and dance; The transfer of energy between the musicians and our audience evolves our sound and we thank every individual who comes to see us play for inspiring our music. When we step onto the stage above a dance floor, we bring it hard and non-stop. Our sound spans genres of funk, electronica, rock, drum n’ bass, downtempo, dub, and beyond. It is ultimately a culmination of our broad musical backgrounds and styles... indescribable with words, but pleasant to the senses. Music is our passion and we work diligently to continually create new sounds to be shared with our growing audience. Our music is an invitation to co-create in the live music experience, so throw on your glitter and sequins... bring your disco balls, lights, and body paints... fill up your spirit... and LET’S GET DOWN! “ONE nation under a groove.”Alpaca

This is feel good folkin’ soul...A freshly formed local family band that pours it out from the heart. The three-part harmonies will warm your bones. Feel the new conscious gospel in full swing! Hallelujah!Fruition String Band

Tony Novelli, Tucson Development Center for Appropriate TechnologyTDCAP, “Life in the Times of Peak: From Dump Town to Stump Town”