Peak Oil arrives in Greensboro

Here are two items of importance regarding peak oil:

1. The News & Record is publishing a series on peak oil, and it will be hitting the stands soon. Morgan Glover, the reporter who authored the series, has been working for months on this. She is extremely knowledgeable about the topic, and I am expecting this to be an excellent series. The first installment is to be published on Sunday, June 29, the second on Wednesday, July 2, and the third installment is to appear on Saturday, July 5. Don't miss it!

2. Guilford Solar will be offering a 2-hour special on peak oil as its July monthly program. The specifics are as follows:
What: Guilford Solar July Program: "Peak Oil -- Theory and Evidence"
Where: Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Road, Greensboro
When: Saturday, July 12, 10 AM -- 12 Noon
Cost: Free
Description: Transportation is the lifeline of our current global and US economies. Over 95% of our transportation is dependent upon the refined products of oil -- gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and bunker fuel. As the price of oil sets new records weekly, the question naturally arises: Why is this happening? One increasingly common explanation is that the rate of production worldwide of cheap, high-quality oil has peaked or will do so in the near future. This is the "peak oil" hypothesis. Guilford Solar's July program will explain the meaning of peak oil and will examine the evidence that supports it. The presenter is Peter Kauber, who has researched the topic over the past four years. Kauber was employed by Marathon Oil Company during the 1979-1981 "oil crisis" and thus brings a historical and industry perspective to the discussion.

Note: Though I have not yet seen the contents of the News & Record peak oil series, I am expecting to reference some of its material in my own presentation on July 12. This will be my attempt to provide integration between what Morgan presents in her series and what I am already planning to present. Therefore, if you are expecting to attend the Guilford Solar program, reading the N&R series should function as a useful introduction to what I will be presenting on July 12.

Have a good read, and I hope to see you at the Library on July 12.

--Peter Kauber,
Guilford Solar