Richard Heinberg to visit Brattleboro, Hinesburg, Montpelier
Events will include discussions with local and state level decision makers, business people
Brattleboro Events
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
"Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty"
7:00 p.m., Brattleboro Union High School auditorium, Fairground Rd., Brattleboro.
Widely regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on Peak Oil, Richard Heinberg will be speaking at the Brattleboro Union High School auditorium, Fairground Road, on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. There will be suggested donation of $5 for this event. His talk is being sponsored by the Brattleboro Selectboard, the Brattleboro Regional Peak Oil Task Force, and Post Oil Solutions. It will be preceded by a dinner that Mr. Heinberg will have with the Selectboard and its Task Force to discuss, amongst other things, the subject of municipal and regional planning for the growing petroleum crisis. For further information, please contact 802 869-2141 or  peakoiltaskforce@yahoo.com.

Richard will also be interviewed on the Equal Time Radio Program, WDEV 96.1 & 96.5 FM/550 AM starting at 1:05, if you'd like to listen; listeners are welcome to call in.

Montpelier Events
Thursday, April 24, 2008
“Energy Overview: Navigating the Transition from Fossil Fuels to Renewables”
9:00 a.m., Room 11, State House, Montpelier - open to the public.
Introductory remarks by Peter Shumlin (President Pro Tem, Vermont Senate) and Gaye Symington (Speaker, Vermont House).
 
"Energy Overview: Navigating the Transition from Fossil Fuels to Renewables"
7:00 p.m., Montpelier High School Smilie Auditorium  [map] 

We strongly encourage people to walk, bicycle, use public transportation, or car share to get to these events. For the 7 pm Montpelier event, the University of Vermont Energy Group is arranging a bus that will be free and open to the public ($8 donation suggested to cover their costs). Please contact Jared Alvord for information. Also, Vermont Rideshare is coordinating rides to this event. Fill out the form at their website, and their staff will contact you. (The staff have been alerted to expect many requests for rideshares for this event; let’s not disappoint them!)

Hinesburg Event for NRG/Earth Turbine Employees
Thursday afternoon, April 24, 2008
From 3:00-3:30 on April 24 at NRG Systems in Hinesburg, Richard Heinberg, acclaimed Peak Oil author, will speak to NRG and Earth Turbine's employees. The focus of his talk will be "peak everything," linking shortages in oil to declines in other critical resources such as food, water, and basic commodities. Members of the press are invited to attend. To RSVP and learn more, contact Abby White, aw@nrgsystems.com or 482-2255.
Heinberg

Richard Heinberg is the author of eight books, including The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies (New Society, 2003, 2005), Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World (New Society, 2004), The Oil Depletion Protocol (New Society, 2006), and Peak Everything (New Society, 2007). He is a Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost peak oil educators. He writes a regular column for The Ecologist and has authored scores of essays and articles, many of which are available at Richard's website.

The sponsors for Richard Heinberg's Vermont tour are the Post Carbon Sustainability Network, American Friends Service Committee, Elemental Energy, Inc., New England Grassroots Environmental Fund, NRG Systems, Inc., ReKnew Energy Systems, Renewable Energy Vermont, The Solar Specialist, LLC, Solar Works, Inc., Sun Catcher, LLC, Vermont Earth Institute, Vermont Peak Oil Network, Vermonters for a Sustainable Population, and Washington Electric Coop.