SYLLABUS, PS 399 (CRN 42282): Peak Oil & The Politics of the 21st Century Very Late News! This first-of-it's-kind Peak Oil-in-college-academia class, first taught in 2006, will be returning as an expanded full-term 10 week class in Spring, 2009 University of Oregon, Department of Political Science Summer 2008 (6/23-7/17) (4 credits) Mon-Thur 2-3:50pm, 125... (read more)

For sale: Golden Cascade laying ducks. Very rare breed. 1 ¼ years old. Golden Cascades are great layers, and should lay well for years. They weigh about 8 lbs and are beautiful shades of straw, buff, and cream. Mini-flock of 1 drake + 2 –... (read more)

PEDAL PUSHERS By Tim Christie The Register-Guard Two pedal-powered cab companies have launched service in Eugene in the past month, in time to offer rides to Olympic Trials’ spectators and others looking for an Earth-friendly, open-air ride around town. Pedal Junkies was the first to hit the streets in early June with... (read more)

Step program for gasoholics One year ago, the Peak Oil Task Force delivered a report to the City Council, but the whole region needs to mobilize. Think of it as a commuter version of "Some Enchanted Evening." At a recent graduation party in Cedar Mill, two neighbors squint at each other... (read more)

From: Erik and Ann Muller To: K. Saranpa Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: Amazon Sustainability Notes Dear Kathy (who is forwarding this) and NLC Sust Committee Members, Here are the notes from our most recent Amazon Sustainability meeting; you might find them interesting, as common ideas and motives... (read more)

Chinese Beer Bottle Solar Water Heater A Chinese peasant has made a solar water heater - using only beers bottles and hoses. The beer bottles lie on a board in rows, all connected by hoses, which allow cold water to flow through them and be heated by the sun. “I invented this for... (read more)

[Please refer to the attached .pdf document at bottom for printing out and circulating. The newer Post Carbon Eugene logo is now at the top of page 1. The 1st horizontal page has page 4/the back, on the left half. Page 1/the front, is on the right half. The 2nd... (read more)

Hitting the streets again After having their pedicab service shut down by the city of Eugene, the Pedal Junkies are back in business by Mike O'Brien | News Reporter PUBLISHED ON 6/6/08 IN News When losing control on a bicycle, it's almost instinctive to take your feet off the pedals and put them on... (read more)

Hi everyone, I want to thank all of you who have stuck with me in my efforts to win the ideablob.com contest. Thanks for all your support in voting and passing on the message to others and encouraging them to vote. We got twice as many votes this time around as we did... (read more)

According to Professor Guy Prouty, every civilization rises, evolves, and then collapses to a simpler structure — and this will include our own. Comparing America with the Western Roman Empire, Prouty notes the over-reach of our military, the unsustainability of capitalism, peak oil, and climate change. And, this time, we... (read more)

Farm share programs reap growth By Rebecca Taylor The Register-Guard Published: June 1, 2008 12:00AM NOTI — Consumer worries over food quality and origin have made this spring a boom time for local organic farmers. Shares in community supported agriculture programs, or CSAs, have sold out at record speed this year, leaving produce-loving procrastinators... (read more)

Today is the last day to vote in the ideablob.com contest. We are BEHIND by 46 votes. http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/2281-Year-Round-Home-for-the-Lane-Co We are BEHIND by 50 votes as of the last vote tally, which is done each night at midnight CDT. It is urgent that you vote today, ever vote is crucial. We lost by about 20 votes... (read more)

www.hcn.org High Country News for people who care about the West Western roundup - May 12, 2008 Climate Revolutionary by Carla A. Wise Creating a legal framework for saving our planet The news on climate is dismal: Polar ice caps melting, fires, floods and droughts increasing, crops failing. Scientists warn of an approaching tipping point beyond which... (read more)

All City sponsored meetings and workshops listed are open to the public and wheelchair accessible. For individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, an interpreter or FM assistive listening system can be provided with 48 hours notice prior to the meeting. To arrange for these services for... (read more)

Join us in getting the Eugene paper to run stories on Peak Oil to help facilitate working community dialogue and planning...This means YOU the reader here! :-) Managing Editor Dave Baker's address is: dave.baker@registerguard.com -- Sundog ************ Media activism is a good use of one's time. Rob Dear R-G Staff, Today, May 25, there was... (read more)

Hi everyone, Congratulations; we made it to the FINAL contest on ideablob.com!!!! Thanks to everyone who voted in the "primary"; for the Year Round Home for the Lane County Farmers Market idea on ideablob.com. We are now in the "general election". We ended the "primary" with 210 votes. I... (read more)

He also stressed the importance of empowerment of local communities and involving them in decision-making. “The United Nations, governments and other involved organisations must consult with, trust, and listen to local farmers in order to empower them toward self sufficiency, instead of depending on a few scientists and companies, whose... (read more)

Eugene Farmers Market: it's time to vote on ideablob.com Hello everyone, It's time to vote for the idea on ideablob.com Funding for Farmers' Market Envisioning and Design Process... Greetings to all who are interested in seeing Lane County Farmers have a year round indoor-outdoor market in Eugene. The year-round farmers market has been in and... (read more)

Published on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by One World.net Pedaling Toward Cleaner Cities by Alison Raphael WASHINGTON - What single silver bullet can simultaneously reduce air pollution and oil dependency, roll back urban congestion, and fight obesity? It’s not a pill, nor a complicated formula concocted by the World Bank. People around the world... (read more)

Greetings... The following presentation was given by Richard Heinberg abroad, a short time before he spoke to us in Eugene. It represents a similar outline to the one used here April 16th and serves as a practical review while the video production is being(very!) slowly(ahem) edited.... Please use this very helpful... (read more)

Funding for Farmers' Market Envisioning and Design Process Greetings to all who are interested in seeing Lane County Farmers have a year round indoor-outdoor market in Eugene. The year-round farmers market has been in and out of popular discussion for several years now, but has lacked focus and sustained energy. The Willamette... (read more)

Here is more from the April 2007 Lane County Relocalization Conference: GROUP REPORTS (suggestions from plenary included and overlaps noted) FOOD * Expand the school garden project. * Work on initiatives with the city (also suggested by the Energy Group). * Have Saturday Market open 7 days a week, marketing the produce of local folks. *... (read more)

[one of the founders of the Ten Rivers Food Web, Harry MacCormack, will be speaking this Saturday, 5/3, at EWEB, 2PM; more in upcoming events] How to use Eugene's neighborhood structure to relocalize food supply, from the Corvallis-area's Ten Rivers Food Web: Want to get involved starting this in our area?... www.tenriversfoodweb.org... (read more)

Word of the Year: 'Locavore' 2007 New Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Year NEW YORK, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are you passing up store-bought bananas for apples from the farmers' market? Can you shake<>the hand that picked your carrots? If you're concerned with how far food travels before it gets... (read more)

[the archive of the 9/28 KLCC interview with Greg Greene is here: www.klcc.org/audio/greggr.mp3 ] Saturday, Sept. 29th, 2007 http://escapefromsuburbia.com/ "Escape From Suburbia" film screening(review just below) and panel with community leaders** and director Greg Greene Central Presbyterian Church 555 E. 15th Ave. Eugene $5-20 at the door, sliding scale donation **Sustainability-oriented Raffle Prizes too** A fundraiser for Post... (read more)