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Peak Oil Film & Discussion
Think Gas at $4.50 is Expensive?
Tuesday, July 29thFEATURING: Award-winning film Energy Crossroads (2007)
SPECIAL GUEST: Debbie CookHuntington Beach Mayor and Candidate for Congress
Film begins at 7:00pm
Discussion follows at 8:00pm
Joyce Beers Community Center
3900 Vermont St. (in Hillcrest Trader Joe's shopping center)
RSVP to: Progress@ProgressiveSD.org
Suggested Donation: $10-20 (but no one will be turned away for lack of funds)
Think gas at $4.50 is expensive? Most oil industry geologists and analysts predict that within a few years, world oil production will reach a peak and then begin an irreversible decline, as huge decades-old oil fields are depleted. This is likely to significantly increase the price of everything produced from or transported using oil, including gasoline, plastic, chemicals, and food. Join Progressive San Diego and Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook for a movie and discussion about peak oil, its impacts on our sprawling region, and what San Diego can do to mitigate its effects.
Debbie Cook, Mayor of Huntington Beach, California is an attorney and environmental activist and is currently running for U.S. Congress in California's 46th district. She serves on the boards of directors of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas (ASPO-USA) and the Post Carbon Institute, and has spoken internationally about what local governments can do in response to the imminent peak in world oil production.
http://www.debbiecookforcongress.com/
Coalition Work
Progressive San Diego is an active coalition member with:
-- Living Wage Coalition
-- United for a Hate Free San Diego
Progressive San Diego holds "Election Reflection" forum. 6.11.08by Pat Flannery
By far the most interesting comments came from Lorena Gonzalez regarding the Frye/DeMaio bonding. She does not approve. However, Donna stuck to her guns. She likes DeMaio. It will be interesting to see how that plays out between now and the November election.
Several of the runoff candidates were there including Mike Aguirre, City Council candidates Sherri Lightner, Stephen Whitburn and Todd Gloria together with Marty Block candidate for the 78th State Assembly District. It provided a pleasant atmosphere for candidates and media to mix with an enthusiastic group of political activists and discuss the post election state of play over a glass of wine and finger food.
Many thanks to the folks at Progressive San Diego, Tommie Watson, Cory Briggs and others, for getting us all together for a very interesting evening. It was refreshing to be able to have a constructive discussion of city affairs without the ever-present heavy-handed city unions and their surrogates dominating the proceedings. The defeat of Scott Peters seems to have brought some balance back to civic affairs.
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