The Oil Drum: Local

What videos have you seen that you think others might be interested in? Here are a few I found:

From Peak Moment Television, this is Matt Simmons' 26 minute talk at the ASPO convention called, "Oil and Gas--The Next Meltdown:"

On January 14, Boulder Valley Relocalization will sponsor Going Local! Preparing for the Accelerating Energy Crisis (pdf, press release). This two day event is intended

to increase community preparedness for the challenges and opportunities of the energy crisis. Through this event the group plans to inform citizens about options for preparing for near-term disruptions and to encourage participating in the strategic planning process for achieving long-term community self-reliance in energy, food and economy.

The day after the ASPO-USA conference, Julian Darley, founder of Global Public Media, spoke with Boulder Valley Relocalization, a local chapter in a nascent but growing movement centered at the Post Carbon Institute. Global Public Media is a valuable web service that features many live audio interviews (including transcripts) with a diverse collection of people concerned about the effects of oil depletion including Jim Kunstler, Roscoe Bartlett, Chris Skrebowski and many other lesser known figures--some of whom will no doubt be new to TOD readers. There are other worthwhile lectures, news reports and articles at the site as well.

So, what is the relocalization movement all about?

Post Carbon Institute's mission is to assist societies in their efforts to relocalize communities and adapt to an energy constrained world. We believe that production of oil and natural gas will peak soon, climate change is worsening, and the current global economic system is unstable and reinforces huge disparities. Our response is to promote drastically lower consumption, greater local self-reliance, and more cooperative and inclusive communities.

Here we'll describe Darley's thoughts on how dire our situation is and the specific recommendations he made to Boulder's relocalization chapter.