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130 comments on The Ups and Downs of Giving a Peak Oil Presentation
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Great thread idea! Kudos!
When I encounter a young, working adult stranger [I'm 53], I need only seconds before moving along: Thus, I prefer the full-frontal, 2X4 approach.
Basically, I tell them, "that their generation is going to have to kill my generation if they don't get going on wholesale Peak Everything mitigation. The future belongs to the young, always has, always will."---> Then, when they start breathing again, I give them a card listing Dieoff.com, TOD, EB, LATOC, Thermo/Gene Collision, and Olduvai. I tell them this info is totally free, but they need to put down their videogames, start studying, then making changes.
I am gone before the shock wears off! ;)
Bob Shaw in Phx,Az Are Humans Smarter than Yeast?
The "shaw and awe" approach?
Having given a dozen or so similar talks to undergraduates as well as Lions, Rotary, etc., over the past two years, I agree - give it to them full force, but be sure to allow time for questions so they don't go away feeling yelled at and/or completely depressed. I find references to WWII helpful with somewhat older audiences. TOD has been a terrific resource - information and insights as well as great graphics. I find Khebab's quarterly update graphs, showing the mean prediction among various models, to be especially helpful.
Hello LoveOregon,
LOL! Yep, I use various approaches to jumpstart this conversation when out in public, but the idea is to make them think that this card may save their lives, as youngsters think they are immortal.
I wouldn't use this method in a formal presentation unless you had a quick exit door behind the podium.
Khebab - where are the last quarterly updates? - we haven't had one for six months :(
I also find your updates particularly helpful.