Peak Oil, Sustainable Energy, Sustainable LifeWe are a group of individuals in Denver, Colorado and the surrounding metropolitan area who are concerned about peak oil and sustainable energy.
Needed: a discussion of ecology and economicsWe have just completed a discussion group on ecological economics, which met on Wednesdays from January to March. Thanks to all those who came to this discussion. We hope to offer the same group in the future. See this page for details. |
NEWSPrice of Oil
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| March 2 | April 1 | May 4 | |
| 2009 2010 Change from prev. year |
40.15 79.68 98.5% |
48.39 84.87 +75.4% |
54.47 82.74 +51.9% |
Source: Alaska Tax Division
Best single source of peak oil news: ASPO-USA.com -- register for free and download their "Peak Oil News" (daily) or "Peak Oil Review" (weekly) communications
OR check out TheOilDrum.com for excellent running commentary on issues of the day
I used to try to uncover news stories and you can see what I came up with here, but ASPO-USA and TheOilDrum.com are so good at this that there's no point even trying to imitate what they do anymore. Sometimes I add below some really big news or comments (like oil goes to $100 / barrel) or some news overlooked by many peak oil activists. For documentation and details, see the above sources.
June 9: next Denver Energy Awareness meeting from 7 pm to 9 pm, at Kate & Keith's house. For directions, call Keith at 303-300-2368 or send an e-mail to Keith "at" DenverEnergyAwareness "dot" org. How can we spread awareness of the limits to growth and the need for a fundamentally different economy?
We'll be looking specifically at some of the outreach materials developed by the Center for the Advancement of the Steady-State Economy (CASSE). How good are they? Do they answer typical questions that people have?
The one we'll discuss specifically is here. There are a whole bunch of other materials as well -- browse them here.
(If you don't have Microsoft PowerPoint, you download the PowerPoint viewer for free here. You can't create a presentation, but you can look at it.)
You may also be interested in reading their position statement and "signing" it.
To see our past events, click here.
Where did all the oil go?
They say we've still got half.
The rest is really hard to get;
Our kids'll get the shaft.
Where did all the oil go?
We blew it on the run.
Algae died and fossilized
So we could have some fun.
Where did all the oil go?
We burned it in the air.
With cars and trucks and SUVs,
We made nice weather rare.
Where did all the oil go?
We built a lot of stuff.
The rest of nature paid the price;
Soon we will have it rough.
Where did all the oil go?
It's all around us now.
We'll eat and breathe and live in it
Until our final bow.
© Copyright 2006 Bradley Jarvis. All rights reserved.
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ABOUT USOur mission: to educate ourselves and the public about "peak oil" and all subjects related to the need to promote a sustainable energy economy. We are now meeting on Wednesdays, usually the third or fourth. Unless we change our minds, which is frequent. We have been meeting since November, 2005. The members of our organizing committee are: Keith Akers Site updated March 10, 2010 |
