TRANSPORTATION after Peak Oil

change regional plans to anticipate Peak Oil

WETLANDS alternative to the
West Eugene Porkway

maintain road networks, don't expand them

upgrade Amtrak and inter-city buses

convert RV factories to make buses

local manufacture of electric cars, bicycles

no “mileage tax” to track motorists 24/7/365
Hybrids should not subsidize Hummers

ENVIRONMENT
Protection and Restoration

ecoforestry:
selective logging to restore tree farms to forests
no clearcuts or biocides,
value added products

green business, clean industry
myco and bioremediation,

zero discharge
ban toxics to protect public health
carbohydrate economy, no petrochemicals

reduce garbage: waste is a terrible thing to mind

intelligent (urban) design:
beauty not ugliness
(prevent strip mauls, billboards)

ENERGY
for the Year 2025, Region 2050

build solar panel and wind turbine factories

convert grass seed farms to grow biofuels

require passive solar design in building codes

relocalize production to reduce consumption
(fewer delivery trucks)

retrofit buildings: conservation & renewables

initiatives for sustainable jobs after Peak Oil

SUSTAINABILITY
is not efficiency, it is post-petroleum

paradigm shifts: psychological and political

beyond boom and bust: steady state economy

local food security,
more community gardens,
teach gardening skills at neighborhood levels,
protect farm soils from "development"
regional inventories of food production and processing

economic stability needs democratic decisions,
Campaign Finance Reform

public health: single payer health care

support local economy:
strengthen local businesses,
build downtown Farmers Market
not Whole Foods predator,
ban big box megastores & franchises

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