Peak Oil: Overview of the Portland Peak Oil Task Force & New Data March 25, 2008

Peak Oil has already happened according to many experts, meaning that it will be harder and more expensive to extract oil from the earth. What will happen now? It could mean that petroleum products such as gasoline, plastics, and fertilizer, will correspondingly become more expensive. How do we cope? That's what the Portland Peak Oil Task Force set out to discover. In their 86-page report, the Task Force paints a picture of a world without cheap oil and how Portland can best prepare for this new reality.

John Kaufmann from the Oregon Department of Energy will be speaking about the latest data regarding the peaking of world oil supplies and provide an overview of the Portland Peak Oil Task Force. John Kaufmann is Senior Policy Analyst in the Conservation Division of Oregon Department of Energy, and served as staff for the City of Portland's Peak Oil Taskforce. Mr. Kaufman took the lead in getting Oregon to adopt the most energy efficient building codes in the U.S. and managed Oregon's Business and Residential Tax Credit Programs, and Building Technologies program for 10 years.

Official Website: http://portlandpeakoil.org/discussion/node/1586