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olepossom on October 23, 2007 - 1:19pm Permalink | Subthread | Comments top

Regarding your presentations for secrvice clubs:
Are these items you would be willing to share with others, for use around the country and globe? I have a rudimentary version and speech, but it could be much, much better. It is more of a small group talk, but I would like to have almost a pre-packaged powerpoint with nifty graphics.

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Heading Out on October 23, 2007 - 2:22pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

My plan is to put up a draft of the "hand-out" page for suggestions before I give the first one, though my talks tend to be very "picture oriented," and I don't do much with "nifty graphics" - more plots and tables. I also tailor them a little for the particular audience that I want to talk to, and what I hope that they specifically will get out of it - so I am not sure that they would be of great value for general use - but let me see how this evolves.

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westexas on October 23, 2007 - 5:20pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

A year or so ago, I gave a presentation to the North Dallas Rotary Club on Peak Oil. I finished with the ELP stuff. I have previously described a conversation with a gentleman after the event. He (presumably jokingly) told me that while he agreed with my ELP recommendations, he was surprised that I had not been assassinated (presumably by some angry car dealer, realtor, etc.).

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Sparaxis on October 23, 2007 - 10:40pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Very different response from the Rotarians here in San Francisco. I gave a peak oil talk to them, and the president ended up selling her car and starting taking the street cars to work afterward. Then they invited me back for a myths of biofuels talk as well. What amazed me was how fast they understood the implications of low EROI fuels on social and economic complexity. Nonetheless, for the bulk of them, I'm sure business as usual reemerged the next day.

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AlanfromBigEasy on October 24, 2007 - 8:18am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Neighbors around the corner asked me how things went in Houston, and informed me that that they would sell one of their two cars (keep the other for hurricane evac, shopping and occasional needs) and both would take the streetcar to work as soon as the streetcars restarted on St. Charles.

A small straw in the wind but a positive one !

Best Hopes,

Alan

They are also installing a tankless gas water heater.

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PeakPlus on October 24, 2007 - 4:33am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Until the public notices, I doubt that any voice that we raise will make much of a difference"

I still think it's important to be "in the know". To understand better the events around us. Whether ELP, speculating on the markets, investing in alternatives, planning for future superstructure/transportation -

Even if the Macroeconomics of the thing aren't changed a bit through personal efforts, "knowing" and following events in relation to PO will help each of us here navigate the rapids that are already being fealt under the canoo.

But I agree, any "efforts" we make will have about ZERO influence on the tide that is ebbing.

Cheers, Dom
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Just remember the Golden Years, all you at the top!

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