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Hard Times Come Again: THE FOOTHILLS OF PEAK OIL

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Author
BRIAN MERCHANT
MN Post Carbon
The world may look the same, but it has changed. The combination of $4.00/gallon gasoline, $130/barrel oil, and $12/BTU natural gas in the first half of 2008, sent a shockwave through the economy. The term peak oil, or the point when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached is not an arguable concept and many scientists believe we have already reached that point. Rising oil and natural gas prices affect all areas of the economy and places business plans in jeopardy along with lifestyles and livelihoods.
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ON THE WEB!

The Community Solution,
communitysolution.org

Post Carbon Institute,
postcarbon.org

Read Up!

The Neighborhood Energy Connection. Twin Cities Peak Oil Resource Guide, thenec.org, 2007.

Relocalize Now! Getting Ready for Climate Change and the End of Cheap Oil-A Post Carbon Guide, by Julian Darley, New Society Publishers, 2007.

Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World, by Richard Heinberg, New Society Publishers, 2004.

Act Locally!

The Neighborhood Energy Connection
624 Selby Avenue
St. Paul, MN
651-221-4462
thenec.org

Fresh Energy
408 St. Peter Street, Suite 220
St. Paul, MN
651-225-0878
fresh-energy.org

Oily Food

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Author
STEVEN L. HOPP
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The Coming of the Solar Age & Clean Energy

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Author
Carl Nelson
Director of Community Energy, Green Institute
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Resources

On the Web

Reading

  • Beyond Oil, by Kenneth S. Deffeyes 2005.
  • The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling, by Daniel D. Chiras 2002.

Act Locally

What Everyone Should Know About Fossil Fuels

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Author
Mark Snyder
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance

I attended a presentation recently titled, "The Love of Fossil Fuels: The Root of All Evil?" While the title was partly a clever play on the age-old phrase, "Money is the root of all evil," it also had some element of truth on its own.

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