What is the Vancouver Peak Oil Executive (VPOE)?

The VPOE is a small working group set up within Vancouver Peak Oil specifically to network with government, NGO’s, foundations, citizens’ groups and the media, so as to build awareness of the potential effects on the metro Vancouver area of an imminent shortage of oil and other critical natural resources. This working group is currently at work on a number of initiatives including:

• Planning a Vancouver Tanker Free BC in partnership with other NGO’s, that will lay out the potential impacts of peak oil on the Lower Mainland, examine how these impacts will interact with other challenges like climate change, and suggest a comprehensive set of Big Picture solutions.
• Working with Tanker Free BC, an assortment of environmental organizations, faith-based groups, and First Nations to stop the oil tankers from plying and despoiling the waters of BC. We are drawing the “green line” in BC. Tar Sands oil shall not be transported on our waters.
• Assisting VPO members in putting on a series of evening panels featuring representatives from all sectors of the Lower Mainland community, to generate discussion about how to get our region ready for Peak Oil.

Organizations interested in having VPOE members assist in planning or make presentations should contact Vandy Savage.

Vancouver Peak Oil Executive Members

• Rick Balfour, architect, Balfour & Associates, NCI, MVPC, author of “Strategic Sustainable Planning” plancanada.com
• Herb Barbolet, Associate, Center for Sustainable Community Development sfu.ca/cscd/
• Philip Be’er, energy efficiency specialist beernecessities.org
• Anita Burke, energy and sustainability consultant, The Catalyst Institute catalystinstitute.com
• Jon Cooksey, writer/director/producer, “How to Boil a Frog” howtoboilafrog.com
• Franklin López, filmmaker and activist, submedia.tv
• Fraser McArter, contractor, Sunshine Coast rep
• Teri McArter, producer, Sunshine Coast rep
• Ross Moster, activist/organizer, Village Vancouver
• Kimberly Needham, professional planner and energy transition specialist,Transition Whistler, SLRD energy planning
• Jason Phillips, Administrative Coordinator, Vancouver
• Toby Reid, Green Materials Developer Sole Gear Bioplastics
• Justin Roller, Technical Officer, High Temperature Fuel Cells Group, National Resource Council of Canada’s Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation ifci-iipc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
• Vandy Savage, Businesswoman, Activist, Artist, Animator, Writer, Marketing & Communications VPO email
• Scott Taylor, electrical engineer
• Justin Tilson, vancouverpeakoil.org webmaster, MBA in Sustainable Business shibumi.net
• Neil Westlake Graphic Designer, Representative – Vancouver Peak Oil citizens group VPO on Facebook
• Rex Weyler, author, journalist, co-founder of Greenpeace International rexweyler.com/