Central Ohio Relocalization Effort (CORE), Columbus, Ohio

On June 17, 2008 David Fridley, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, gave a presentation to the San Francisco Peak Oil Task Force called: Scalability, Timing and Alternatives. David Fridley and the San Francisco Peak... (read more)

Here is a link to a speech Ohio's Representative Marcy Kaptur recently gave in Washington. She exposes the Bush plan called the Security and Prosperity Partnership and discusses the challenges it represents to our Democracy.... (read more)

From the Rainforest Action Network: Call for an immediate moratorium on U.S. incentives for agrofuels, U.S. agroenergy monocultures and global trade in agrofuels http://ga3.org/campaign/agrofuelsmoratorium The undersigned call for an immediate moratorium on U.S. incentives for agrofuels and agroenergy... (read more)

There is a fabulous video out called The Story of Stuff by Anne Leonard. http://www.storyofstuff.com/ You can watch if free on the internet or order a DVD version for only $10. The video starts with her unplugging... (read more)

Most folks who are aware of peak oil are also aware that the surge in population the oil age brought is a big part of the challenges that face us. However, it is difficult to explain... (read more)

The Congressional Research Service's March 2007 report on biofuels (http://collinpeterson.house.gov/PDF/ethanol.pdf) and the Clean Cities, August 2007 Fact Sheet (http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/pdfs/41834.pdf) reveal some alarming facts and a lot of good information. Clean Cities is a program of... (read more)

The folks from the peak oil group in San Francisco made an excellent video called The Myths of Biofuels. It is quite scientific, but easy to understand. They are charging $7 for the video and... (read more)

The president of the Agribusiness Council in Washington, D.C. has launched an effort, the Ethanol Transparency Project. http://www.agribusinesscouncil.org/Ethanol.htm To get politicians to wake up to the problems currently being created by the pursuit of the petroleum-intensive unsustainable... (read more)

Here are two blog entries from a Nebraska and a Ohio farmer sharing their concerns about growing corn-on-corn. How can we mitigate global warming when they are removing trees to grow more corn for ethanol?... (read more)

Folks, We are lucky enough to have speaker in our community that was trained by the Al Gore team. Here are the details: Synopsis of presentation, "The Climate Crisis: Time to Rise" Through the medium of a... (read more)

Hey guys, My name is Erica Botley and I go to a school called Graham. In one of my classes called global warming we are to do an assignment to make our school a more earth... (read more)

Many groups are actively supporting local initiatives regarding two very pressing issues impacting society in the United States: global warming and the peaking of global oil production. The Post Carbon Institute's Relocalization Network is focused... (read more)

by Tadit Anderson ideasinc@ee.net “The Jevons Paradox” should be important to the advocates of recognizing the coming effects of the peaking of natural and oil production. Usually those who claim that The Jevons Paradox... (read more)

Initially I dismissed the significance of the recently released CERA report: "PEAK OIL THEORY – 'WORLD RUNNING OUT OF OIL SOON' – IS FAULTY; COULD DISTORT POLICY & ENERGY DEBATE". Myself and others who have... (read more)

Below is a list of communities working on addressing sustainability in light of oil depletion and global warming. They have used different approaches to get the attention of their local governments. Also, the website Energy... (read more)

These folks have gone to Italy for ASPO-5 and provide a daily synopsis of the world's most important conference. Here is their website: http://www.oilposter.org/blog/aspoblog.html ‹ Daily Updates from ASPO - 5 What kinds of programs... (read more)

A talk given at the Columbus Community Festival, June 23, 2006 Seppo A. Korpela, Central Ohio Relocalization Effort, CORE I. Introduction and Oil Depletion I represent a group called Central Ohio Relocalization Effort, or CORE for short. It... (read more)

Has the Long Peak-Oil Emergency Begun? http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/36308/ By Ben Adler, Campus Progress. Posted May 17, 2006. Interview: Writer and urbanist James Kunstler talks about America's auto-dependent culture, urban sprawl and what he sees beyond our dependence on oil.... (read more)

Monetary History and Community Economics This is a topic area in which there are really no short cuts. The connection to the peaking of oil production is that the centralization of... (read more)

Folks, I have written the basic proposal for the Solar Columbus program. I'd like some feed-back and, then, I'd like to schedule a meeting with Schwartzwald to put the proposal to... (read more)

     I'd like to suggest a project for this outpost and/or the Simply Living Peak Oil Group. I call it Solar Columbus. This would be a proposal to take to Schwarzwalder and could help kick-start... (read more)

Hey folks,       Finally got around to joining after seeing Anita recently. What do you all say to getting together for dinner sometime and figuring out what we can do for Columbus and Central Ohio?       ... (read more)