Local filmmaker Jim McQuaid screens his new film “After the Peak” – a provocative look at the world of oil scarcity set in Orange County in the near future -- followed by a public meeting about our energy future and how we can address these challenges locally.
CARRBORO – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A group of concerned citizens, sponsored by local organizations, will hold a public meeting on April 5th at 7pm at the Century Center on South Greensboro Street in downtown Carrboro to address our energy future with a focus on local solutions to global problems.
The organizers include Mike Lanier, Stephen Hren, Tom Henkel, Alison Carpenter, Blair Pollock, Jim McQuaid, Dave Stancil and Sally Goerner. Sponsors include NC Cooperative Extension, NC Powerdown, SURGE, The Chapel Hill Solar Roofs Committee, The Alliance for Community Economics, The Orange County Economic Development Commission, The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, and The Village Project.
The program will open with the premiere of McQuaid’s half-hour film After the Peak reporting on life in Orange County as people and institutions cope with $10 a gallon gasoline. The film is a natural springboard for community conversations on how to respond to the challenges facing us as oil becomes scarcer and more expensive. Following the film, three speakers will give short presentations on ideas for local solutions to these global challenges. Those presentations will be followed by audience questions and comments. Local elected officials have been invited to attend to foster community dialogue and action.
The first speaker will be Simon Rich, a thought leader on the interconnection of energy and agriculture. Mr. Rich is a former CEO of Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas and is active in many organizations including the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association, The Center for Environmental Farming Systems and Environmental Defense.
Second will be Eric Henry, long associated with a wide variety of local solution issues from bicycling, to land use, to sustainable apparel – apparel production which creates no unwanted chemical or environmental side effects. He produces bio-diesel fuel for a local cooperative and uses solar power at his Burlington plant. His passion is the “triple bottom line” business model and recreating local economies.
The third speaker will be Patrick McDonough, a Board member of The Village Project and a transportation planner. He will speak on how regional and local land use and transportation decisions affect our energy consumption and how future growth patterns can drastically reduce our auto dependence.
The meeting is free and open to all interested members of the public.
CONTACT: Mike Lanier / 919 245-2063 / mlanier@co.orange.nc.us
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