Energy Policy

Representatives from a number of Houston organizations held a press conference and rally near Congressman Gene Green's east Houston office on May 11, after being prevented from holding a press conference on the property where his office is.

A number of churches in the Houston area are having free showings of Al Gore's new movie An Inconvenient Truth, during the month of October.  See Houston Climate Protection for a list of the showings.

What is Peak Oil?

After growing for a century, global oil production will peak soon and begin to decline. Then the price of oil will rise drastically changing our property values, food prices, and our economy. "Cheap oil is now just part of history. Expect $5.00 a gallon gasoline within the next few years." said Time magazine (5/9/05).

Peak oil will be between 2007 and 2009 forecasts Houston oil investment banker, Matthew Simmons. The US government thinks the peak may be decades from now. Other experts predict the peak in late 2005 or 2007. We’ll never agree about when the peak is until it’s well behind us say experts in the documentary film, The End of Suburbia.

This movie, to be shown at the mini conference, shows how the aftermath of peak oil will be the end of suburbia. When we built the suburbs far from work and shopping, we assumed that cheap oil would continue forever. It will take more than a decade for the US economy to adapt to declining oil production according to energy analyst Robert L. Hirsch in a February report to US Department of Energy.

For decades, movements have been growing that offer wise responses to peak oil: energy efficiency, alternative energy, sustainability, organic and local food, and smart growth. Come meet Houston representatives of these solution movements.

Are you ready for rising energy prices? Bring your questions and ideas as we face the challenges of transition and envision a future without cheap oil.

What is Peak Oil?

After growing for a century, global oil production will peak soon and begin to decline. Then the price of oil will rise drastically changing our property values, food prices, and our economy. "Cheap oil is now just part of history. Expect $5.00 a gallon gasoline within the next few years." said Time magazine (5/9/05).

Peak oil will be between 2007 and 2009 forecasts Houston oil investment banker, Matthew Simmons. The US government thinks the peak may be decades from now. Other experts predict the peak in late 2005 or 2007. We’ll never agree about when the peak is until it’s well behind us say experts in the documentary film, The End of Suburbia.

This movie, to be shown at the mini conference, shows how the aftermath of peak oil will be the end of suburbia. When we built the suburbs far from work and shopping, we assumed that cheap oil would continue forever. It will take more than a decade for the US economy to adapt to declining oil production according to energy analyst Robert L. Hirsch in a February report to US Department of Energy.

For decades, movements have been growing that offer wise responses to peak oil: energy efficiency, alternative energy, sustainability, organic and local food, and smart growth. Come meet Houston representatives of these solution movements.

Are you ready for rising energy prices? Bring your questions and ideas as we face the challenges of transition and envision a future without cheap oil.

What is Peak Oil?

After growing for a century, global oil production will peak soon and begin to decline. Then the price of oil will rise drastically changing our property values, food prices, and our economy. "Cheap oil is now just part of history. Expect $5.00 a gallon gasoline within the next few years." said Time magazine (5/9/05).

Peak oil will be between 2007 and 2009 forecasts Houston oil investment banker, Matthew Simmons. The US government thinks the peak may be decades from now. Other experts predict the peak in late 2005 or 2007. We’ll never agree about when the peak is until it’s well behind us say experts in the documentary film, The End of Suburbia.

This movie, to be shown at the mini conference, shows how the aftermath of peak oil will be the end of suburbia. When we built the suburbs far from work and shopping, we assumed that cheap oil would continue forever. It will take more than a decade for the US economy to adapt to declining oil production according to energy analyst Robert L. Hirsch in a February report to US Department of Energy.

For decades, movements have been growing that offer wise responses to peak oil: energy efficiency, alternative energy, sustainability, organic and local food, and smart growth. Come meet Houston representatives of these solution movements.

Are you ready for rising energy prices? Bring your questions and ideas as we face the challenges of transition and envision a future without cheap oil.

• Alonovo - redirecting ecommerce toward ethical businesses
• Boycott Republicans ~ Corporate political donors
• Buy Blue ~ Corporate political donors
• Central City Co-op
• Citizens Environmental Coalition Houston
• Consumers Union
• Corp Watch
• DebtSlavery
• Fair Trade Coalition [Texas]
• Food not Bombs
• Go Vegan Texas
• Green Tips from Union of Concerned Scientists
• Houston Freecycle ~ Direct Recycling by Gifting & Swapping
• Institute for Multi-Dimensional Air Quality Studies
• Killer Coke
• lara-glew.com ~ lots of info on recycling and reuse
  
  

To get a copy of this resolution formatted for printing, so you can take it with you to your precinct convention, click on the link in the Attachment box below.

Whereas, The United States continues to be dependent on imports of foreign oil, thereby threatening both our economy and national security; and