This is Lyle Grant. I appreciate CrystalRadio's call for suggestions. My basic approach in the article was simply to endorse the Hirsch report's call for a substantial program to mitigate the effects of peak oil as well as to get behind the specific conservation and other initiatives Matt Simmons has advocated.

Apart from this I also called for increased work in my field, which is called applied behavior analysis, in changing energy-use behaviors. My colleague Scott Geller at Virginia Tech has been a leader in this field. I cited a paper in which Lehman and Geller lament that most of the work was done in the aftermath of the energy shortages of the 1970's and 1980's. This literature of energy conservation should nonetheless be useful in a future of diminished energy.

One seemingly small but important thing we can all do is to send messages of support to those who are leading efforts to publicize peak oil, including those who maintain The Oil Drum. This use of positive reinforcement, a key concept in my field, can be surprisingly effective. In this connection, thanks to those of you who have sent supportive comments today.