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How to get involved with Portland Peak Oil
Submitted by Emily on February 25, 2006 - 6:00pm.
Portland Peak Oil puts on events every Wednesday night in Southeast Portland. We feature relevant speakers, show films, hold small and large discussion groups, host workshops, etc. Between 30-120 people come each week. In between Wednesday evenings, there are monthly meetings of our working groups: Outreach, Preparedness, Policy, and Business. These monthly meetings are usually regular (e.g. the Business meeting is first Monday of the month at 7pm). All Wednesday evening events and monthly meetings are posted to the events calendar.
The Outreach working group manages anything having to do with getting the word out about peak oil and the group, including tabling, peak oil 101 presentations around town, planning most of the Wednesday night events, etc. The Preparedness working group manages the first Wednesday night event workshop and works on other projects as well. The Policy working group focuses on influencing public policy at a local level by working with elected officials and bureaus. Finally, the Business group holds it all together: it's the monthly meeting where final decisions are made affecting the operations of Portland Peak Oil overall.
All events and meetings are free and open to the public and there's been great flexibility over the past year in incorporating the skills and energy of new members. We invite you to get involved!
An example of outreach efforts
posted on portland indymedia - followed by good comments!
PORTLAND PEAK OIL PRESENTS:
OREGON AT THE END OF THE OIL AGE
10am- 2pm
Saturday May 6th, 2006
Multnomah County Library
801 S.W. 10th Avenue, Portland
Prominent geologists are warning us that global oil production is now or soon will be at its highest. After that point, called the Peak, oil will become ever more difficult and costly to produce, and its production will follow an irrevocable downward slope. What will this mean for a society so dependent on this finite resource? What solutions are at hand to prevent a crisis from unfolding? Come to this important event to hear what we have learned so far and to participate in the discussion of this vital issue.
10 am: John Kaufmann, Oregon Department of Energy
John will outline what peak oil is, why it's important, expected impacts, and what can we do about it. John led Oregon's efforts to adopt the most energy-efficient residential and non-residential building codes in the U.S. and received the American Planning Association Professional Achievement Award for getting 26 local governments in the Portland metropolitan area to jointly adopt a series of solar ordinances. He is currently senior policy analyst for the Conservation Division.
11 am: David Yudkin, owner of Hot Lips Pizza
David will explain the threat Peak Oil poses to our conventional food systems and how we can instead focus on local, sustainable food production for the future. David has made great strides in sustainability, reducing Hot Lips' impact on the environment and energy systems and building valuable relationships with local farmers, producers and food purveyors.
12 noon: movie screening, The End of Suburbia
This film outlines how urban sprawl and poor planning sealed our reliance on cheap available energy, and how Peak Oil may turn every suburban street into a cul-de-sac with no way out. Discussion to follow.