Advice to Parents and Teens – Preparing for Peak Oil

As a mom of two teenagers, Deborah Lindsay is deeply concerned about their future. As a peak oil educator, she paints a vivid picture of a post-petroleum world, with an emphasis on preparedness. With teens she talks about career choices and practical life skills. With … [Read more...]

“What a Way to Go” – Meet the Filmmakers

Tim Bennett and Sally Erickson discuss the influences behind this heartfelt, riveting, comprehensive documentary "What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire." Framed in Tim's personal story of awakening to the big global issues threatening everyone's survival. It will touch … [Read more...]

A Defining Moment in History

The planet is quickly confronting us with limits to the exploitative, dominator system of the past 5000 years. David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World, and more recently The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community, implores us to replace … [Read more...]

Permaculture for the Inner Landscape

Facilitator and musician Melanie Rios believes life can be much richer after peak oil — with lighter living that gives back time and joy. She facilitates communication skills to help groups "work together to stay together". In performances like her "Three Little Pigs Meet … [Read more...]

Pondering Our Post-Petroleum Future

Michael Ruppert has made connections between money, Peak Oil, and geopolitics for years. In what may be his last videotaped interview before leaving the U.S. "forever," Ruppert reflects on his move to Ashland, interest in Latin America. Around money and investment "in light … [Read more...]

Learning from Hurricane Katrina

Nevada county residents Reinette Senum, Beau Bangert and Alan Stahler helped in the cleanup shortly after the devastation. They saw firsthand the immense scope of the devastation, and affirm that locals need to be prepared for emergencies rather than depending on the … [Read more...]

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