Peak oil in Boston
The Association for the Study of Peak Oil-USA and Boston University will co-sponsor the 2006 World Oil Conference, Time for Action: A Midnight Ride for Peak Oil, on the BU campus October 25-27, 2006. The Conference will bring energy experts from around the world to discuss the likely timing, impacts, and intelligent responses to the growing Peak Oil challenge. Virtually every sector of our society and economy will be affected by Peak Oil, from transportation, manufacturing, airfreight, and agriculture, to homebuilding, city planning, and finance.

Peak oil in Yellow Springs Ohio
Later this month people from around the country will gather in Yellow Springs to hear nationally recognized speakers address the pressing issue of ‘Peak Oil’ and lifestyle alternatives to our high energy way of life. The Community Solution annual fall conference, this year titled Beyond Energy Alternatives, will be held in Antioch College’s Kelly Hall from Friday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 24 and features keynote talks by Vicki Robin, co-author of Your Money or Your Life and David Orr, author of Earth in Mind and Chair of Environmental Studies at Oberlin College.