This is a Toronto Peak Oil Meetup event.  These events are organized by Post Carbon Toronto, and address the problems of oil reliance from an economic perspective, given that we’re about to reach the point where supply can no longer meet demand.  The meetups are followed by socializing at a local eatery, often the Cafe Frappe.

Dr. Al Bartlett discusses the folly and consequences of exponential growth
2006 October 25 at 6:45pm (until we get kicked out of the Cafe Frappe)
Frankland Community Centre, 816 Logan Ave,
2nd floor, community room C.  PWYC.

Please RSVP.

A green paperclip event.

On Wednesday night, I went to a Post Carbon Toronto meetup, where Professor Danny Harvey made a presentation about how we are going to survive the perils of peak oil.  It’s nice to know that the technology to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels exists.

Now, for those of you whose eyes are glazing over as you read the words “post-carbon” and “peak oil”, let me explain.  Peak oil and post-carbon groups are basically interested in the time following the point where production of oil peaks.  Standard economics predicts that once supply can no longer keep up with demand, demand will be forced to drop through price increases.  It is clearly in the interest of oil and gas companies to keep telling people that they don’t need to prepare for the upcoming scarcity, which is many years away, because that way they can be sure to extract the highest prices once demand is forced to go down.  If, on the other hand, all world governments sensibly addressed climate change with effective conservation and efficiency programs, demand would go down through less painful measures, and fuel prices would remain low as production declined.     Read more »

Adriana is one of the organizers of the Pledge TO Green coming soon to City Hall.  And, big surprise, Elizabeth May is one of the speakers. The purpose of the event is to bring to the attention of both the general public and the candidates for Toronto’s municipal election the importance of implementing the recommendations in Toronto’s Environmental Plan.     Read more »