I watched this C-Span show this morning and taped it. It was on again later on C-Span 2. The show was about peak oil, when it will happen and what we can do about it. I was most impressed with John Spears (sustainable design group president). He showed a few designs of zero-energy homes. He also mentions fossil fuels will run out. That includes oil, coal, nuclear, etc. We need to make changes today, to enable a soft landing.
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dprogram&record=546759381Energy Efficiency and Alternative Sources
U.S. House of Representatives, Bartlett, R. (R-MD)
Frederick, Maryland (United States)
ID: 189033 - 09/26/2005 - 1:52 - $29.95
Bartlett, Roscoe, U.S. Representative, R-MD
Wulfinghoff, Donald, President, Wulfinghoff Energy Services
Spears, John, President and CEO, International Center for Sustainable Development
Howe, John, President, Howe Energy Company
Rep. Bartlett sponsored an energy conference on high fuel and gasoline prices, the economy, and national security. In the second half of the event, panelists concentrated on alternatives to traditional energy sources, improving the efficiency of energy management and consumption, and areas of the economy that could be improved by better energy management. Following their remarks they answered questions from members of the audience.
Websites and books >
Roscoe Bartlett
http://www.bartlett.house.govhttp://www.energybulletin.net/5080.htmlKenneth Deffeyes
Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak
Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage
Donald Wulfinghoff
Energy Efficiency Manual
John Spears
http://www.sustainabledesign.comhttp://www.energyrichjapan.info/en/download.htmlRichard Heinberg
The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies
Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World
Matthew Simmons
Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
http://www.simmonsco-intl.com/default.aspJohn Howe
The End of Fossil Energy and A Plan for Sustainability
Rep. Bartlett sponsors Peak Oil conference
http://www.energybulletin.net/8424.html