Power-down \ \ n. 1. the energy famine that engulfed industrial nations in the early 21st century 2. the deliberate process of cooperation, contraction, and conversion that enabled humanity to survive . . .

Author, journalist and educator Richard Heinberg speaks on Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World (New Society Publishers, July 2004)

Powerdown is an exploration of the realistic options that will be available to industrial societies, and individuals in those societies, in the dawning era of oil and natural gas depletion. It is a starkly frank look at our prospects as the industrial period winds toward its inevitable conclusion, and a discussion of what we can do to build a truly sustainable culture for our children and grandchildren.

$5-10 (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Co-sponsored by New College Center for Education and Social Action, Post Carbon institute, and Global Exchange.