McMinnville Peak Oil?

Submitted by ktho on May 1, 2006 - 3:18pm.

I live in McMinnville and have been following all the work you are doing in Portland. Currently I am taking the NW Earth Institute's class on Globalism which is being sponsored by Yamhill Valley Peacemakers.

We have discussed how we could take care of ourselves here in the Valley if petroleum powered systems fail and I think there is interest in starting a sister chapter of Portland Peak Oil in McMinnville. I'd like to set up working groups and discussion nights that happen on the same nights your's do up there so that there could be two groups of folks working together on the same things separated only by distance, and interfacing with each other for information exchange and networking. It doesn't make sense to me to burn dinosaurs to actually drive up to Portland, when we could be doing the same work with you all, only here in McMinnville, and communicating/networking via Internet.

Oh PPO Gods and Goddesses - would you be okay with that and would you be willing to mentor us? How would be we get started?

Advice? Blessing? Ideas?

Best Regards,

Kathleen O'Brien Blair
595 SW Ruby Court
McMinnville, OR
503-434-9780

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questions

Submitted by Jeremy on May 1, 2006 - 9:15pm.

Hi Kathleen,

The first answer that comes to mind is schedule some showings of the End of Suburbia in your neck of the woods, even if you just invite some friends over to your place.   

I have several questions for you.

  • Do you know of many people in your neck of the wood who are aware of Peak Oil?  Do you have a mailing list?
  • Do you know of any central place that people can meet without much fuss?

We might be able to initially host your contact database or you might want to go with a group with postcarbon.org.

Re: questions

Submitted by dmd on May 2, 2006 - 10:21am.

I could help if things need to be transported as I drive down to the coast almost every weekend and many times go down 18 and thus right by McMinnville. I think Jeremy is right. The movies are a good place to start. Also, the Cuban movie, Oil on Ice (about ANWR drilling issue), and the mathematician from Colorado who explains exponential curves are all great beginning materials for people to get on board with the information.
--mike

I support you

Submitted by Jennifer on May 2, 2006 - 7:41pm.

Kear Kathleen, I think it's great you want to start a Peak Oil chapter (?) there in McMinneville. Do you have a place you can meet? Do you have a way to publicize your group? If needed, write back and surely someone can help you publicize- we seem to do it well up here in Portland. Let me know if I can help in any way.

Jennifer Rueda