October 18, 2006
Jonathan's Notes: Content

* Basic Concepts
o oil blip in a geologic scale
o Hubbert's peak
+ go check out dieoff.org's graph
o supply/demand cross over graph
+ overall production peak
o discovery rate is below replacement by 5:1
+ discovery preseeds production
o EROEI
+ have be a focal point
+ 1 dollar in equals ???
+ oil quality, sweat crude vs. heavy sour

* Why Do You Care
o oil prices up =
+ lower standard of living
+ require life style changes
o oil location in "nasty" places
o alternative exist but aren't sufficient to support current energy usage
o oil is everything
+ the oil we eat
+ the oil we wear
+ the oil that holds what we eat

* Actions
o Wants vs. Needs
+ Thought experiment
o Focus on demand
+ Energy Conservation
o Voluntantry sumplicity
o Learn a low energy skill
o Education others
o Transporation options
o policy and politics
o Buy Local
+ localize the food supply
+ localize the economy
o move closer to work
o The cost of convience