Peak oil is explained by U.S. Representative Dr. Vernon Ehlers of the U.S. Congressional peak oil caucus. Dr. Ehlers discusses energy, oil, gas prices, and the critical differences between recyclable and non-recyclable resources.

Pat Murphy -- Beyond Sustainability: Surviving Peak Oil and Climate Change

To address shrinking fossil fuel supplies, increasing CO2 emissions, and rising global inequity we need to make immediate and drastic cuts to our energy use. Learn about viable curtailment strategies for food, housing, and transportation, why most "sustainable" and "green" techniques are inadequate, and how we can create cooperative low-energy communities to survive. Pat Murphy is the Executive Director of Community Solutions in Yellow Springs, Ohio, co-writer and co-producer of the film, "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" (2006) and author of the forthcoming book "Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change."

Megan Quinn Bachman -- Surviving Peak Oil, Thriving in Community

We, the peak oil aware, have a lot of work ahead of us. How can we move forward armed and inspired to implement the ideas generated this weekend? It's about more than weathering the coming global crises; it's about creating a truly sustainable, cooperative world on the other side.

Megan Quinn Bachman is the Outreach Director of The Community Solution in Yellow Springs, Ohio, a non-profit focused on local and personal peak oil responses. She was a co-writer and co-producer of the film, "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" (2006).