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.

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.