Portland Peak Oil has recently been contacted by a writer with the Willamette Week - Ian Demsky. The paper is interested in doing a cover story on Portlanders preparing for peak oil.

I spoke with Ian this morning on the phone and he has a special request for the group. He's looking to interview folks who were not necessarily environmentalists or activists before learning about peak oil, but who have
made major changes in their lives to prepare since learning about peak oil. You know, an case study angle to move beyond the usual "Portland greenie". Here's his message:

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We're exploring doing a cover story on how ready Portland would be for the scenario spelled out by the peak oil proponents. We're looking for some local folks that heve been involved with this issue. Also, peak oil seems to
dovetail well with Portland's already green consciouness -- but maybe there are some folks out there who weren't very green to start with, but peak oil came as a dramatic wake up call?

I can be reached via idemsky(at)wweek.com or 503-243-2122.

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Please let me know if you contact Ian so that know that we know he's getting some response. Also, he's planning on coming to our meeting next Wednesday down at St. Francis Dining Hall (1182 SE Pine, 7-9pm), so we urge folks to try to make it out to that.

Thanks!
Emily