Comments on: PEAK OIL & THE MEDIA How bad can the NEWS get? Panel Discussion 7pm-10pm - Sat. July 12th http://vancouverpeakoil.org/2008/06/11/peak-oil-the-media/ VPOE is working with NGO’s, foundations, citizens' groups and the media to build awareness of the imminent peak oil crisis and its potential effects on the metro Vancouver area. They are currently in the planning stages of a Vancouver Peak Oil Task Force and a Vancouver Food Security conference to be held in Spring 2008. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: vlsavage http://vancouverpeakoil.org/2008/06/11/peak-oil-the-media/#comment-100 vlsavage Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:36:22 +0000 http://vancouverpeakoil.org/2008/06/11/peak-oil-the-media/#comment-100 Hi Walter, I hope to see you Sat. night at the Peak Oil and the Media panel event. Like you, I am very keen on the development of alternative energy sources and strategies. I look forward to meeting you. Vandy Savage Vancouver Peak Oil Executive Communications and Marketing Hi Walter,

I hope to see you Sat. night at the Peak Oil and the Media panel event. Like you, I am very keen on the development of alternative energy sources and strategies. I look forward to meeting you.

Vandy Savage
Vancouver Peak Oil Executive
Communications and Marketing

]]> By: Walter Cicha http://vancouverpeakoil.org/2008/06/11/peak-oil-the-media/#comment-87 Walter Cicha Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:37:43 +0000 http://vancouverpeakoil.org/2008/06/11/peak-oil-the-media/#comment-87 The scheduled 3-hour event, "Peak Oil & the Media," should generate much diverse interest. Thus, it is essential that an accurate picture of the challenges surrounding energy and peak oil are presented and discussed on the evening of July 12th. One topic that should not be left out of the discussion, in my view, is the urgent need for more substantial development of clean technology to meet clean and susatainable energy needs, here in BC, in the rest of Canada a throughout the world. Carbon tax, caps and trades, CO2 sequestration and more efficient IC engines are not enough, although they should help. Nor will mass conservation movements be enough, even if they were possible, which they are not. All of these components are needed but the most critical, in my view, is the immediate focus on developing sustainable energy based on clean technology. By this I mean predominantly solar (PV and thermal), wind, tidal and geothermal energy. Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies also will need to be involved in this mix, as essential "carriers" of energy in the form of electricity. And new generation rechargeable batteries also will be needed. For all this to happen at any meaningful level, we need 1) major private and government investment at local, regional, national and international levels; 2) increased understanding of the challenges faced during the large-scale development of these technologies, which of course includes making them more affordable; 3) public and corporate buy-in. The need for more aggressive development of sustainable energy is directly linked to the imminent threat of peak oil. It is critical that all the necessary players act now and in partnership, and that they are neither swayed by greed nor emotional arguments. The greatest challenge of the 21st century will require as much cooperation as it will require rationailty. Thanks for reading, Walter V. Cicha, NRC The scheduled 3-hour event, “Peak Oil & the Media,” should generate much diverse interest. Thus, it is essential that an accurate picture of the challenges surrounding energy and peak oil are presented and discussed on the evening of July 12th. One topic that should not be left out of the discussion, in my view, is the urgent need for more substantial development of clean technology to meet clean and susatainable energy needs, here in BC, in the rest of Canada a throughout the world. Carbon tax, caps and trades, CO2 sequestration and more efficient IC engines are not enough, although they should help. Nor will mass conservation movements be enough, even if they were possible, which they are not. All of these components are needed but the most critical, in my view, is the immediate focus on developing sustainable energy based on clean technology. By this I mean predominantly solar (PV and thermal), wind, tidal and geothermal energy. Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies also will need to be involved in this mix, as essential “carriers” of energy in the form of electricity. And new generation rechargeable batteries also will be needed. For all this to happen at any meaningful level, we need 1) major private and government investment at local, regional, national and international levels; 2) increased understanding of the challenges faced during the large-scale development of these technologies, which of course includes making them more affordable; 3) public and corporate buy-in. The need for more aggressive development of sustainable energy is directly linked to the imminent threat of peak oil. It is critical that all the necessary players act now and in partnership, and that they are neither swayed by greed nor emotional arguments. The greatest challenge of the 21st century will require as much cooperation as it will require rationailty.

Thanks for reading,
Walter V. Cicha, NRC

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