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Film: Peak Oil for Policy Makers (Portland Premier!)Submitted by Jeremy on December 6, 2008 - 2:30pm
Dec 10 2008 7:00 pm
http://portlandpeakoil.org/film-peakoil_for_policy_makers Renowned oilman T. Boone Pickens is talking openly about $300/barrel oil. Oil industry insiders are saying we face a peak in global oil production as early as 2012. What's the future of oil global oil supplies, and what does it mean for government policymakers?
Post Carbon Institute's 'Peak Oil for Policymakers' DVD includes timely presentations by four leading experts on peak oil (the all-time high point of global oil production) and what it means for local, state and national governments:
Post Carbon Cities - explores what peak oil means for leaders at the local level and how some cities in the U.S. and elsewhere are already responding. By Daniel Lerch, author of Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty, the first major guidebook on peak oil for local government officials and staff. Scenarios Planning for Government - gives an elected official's perspective on peak oil, with the story of one state legislature's recent decision to establish a task force on energy scarcity. By Connecticut State Representative Terry Backer. Location
st. francis dining hall 1182 SE Pine
Portland, ORUnited States
45° 31' 14.7828" N, 122° 39' 13.662" W
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