Between 2:00 and 3:00, there are simultaneous break out talks. The choices are

Kristin Bradford, MD, from Willits, California, talks about hospital care in the context of peak oil and climate issues.

Joel Kreisberg, DC, MA talks about pharmaceutical pollution of drinking water.

Walt Lierman, PhD, talks about the economics of climate change mitigation.

Don Spady, MD, talks about differences between the Canadian and US medical systems in needed responses to peak oil.

Jason Bradford, PhD of Willits, California, talks about reducing fossil fuel inputs to the food system.

Ken Smail, PhD, talks about global population reduction, and other inconvenient truths.

Between 3:00 and 4:00 is a time for summing up.

3:00 Jessica Pierce, PhD, bioethicist, looks at the moral challenges facing health care.

3:30 Mac Crawford, PhD, one of the conference organizers, talks about the public health response to the converging crises of peak oil, climate change, water shortages, and population growth.

3:45 Dan Bednarz, PhD, the lead conference organizer, talks about abandoning silos between disciplines.

The schedule I have provided is my interpretation of what the talks are about. Full abstracts of each of the talks and a complete schedule are given in the Converging Environmental Crises flier. The flier also provides biographical information on each of the speakers.

My comments
The talks start at 11:00 am with some introductory material. There will be some provision for dial in questions. It would be good to listen at 11:00 to find out more about that. Most presenters will not be physically present in Ohio. It is my understanding that the people presenting from Ohio will answer the questions.

I am fairly certain that the talks will be available after the fact, as well, at the same web site, so if you are not available at the appointed time, you can view the same web site later.

I put a draft of my talk up on TOD a few days ago. After I did this, the organizers asked me to add a little more to the talk. It now has a section on why a drop in oil production makes a difference, near the beginning, and a few more concrete examples though-out. The discussion of the transition to a lower-energy economy at the end has been expanded, and mentions the possibility of an implosion. This is a link to the earlier post, with the additions. I plan to put a version of my talk up on You Tube, after the event.

I think that there are parts of this teach-in that will be of interest to a broad range of viewers. Ohio State has invited many in the public health field, and at least some medical schools. If you know of public officials who might be interested, please let them know about it. Universities may also be interested. Pass the word around!

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