www.ecohousemethow.com- A local survey of what techniques, ideas and materials have been used in Washington's Methow Valley for sustainable building, and a listing of who can help you with your project.
Methow Ride share- A resource to connect drivers and passengers driving to, from and within the Methow.
Buy Local- A list of folks that grow, raise or make things in the Methow
Methow Recycles- Our local recycling center
Methow Valley Building Recycling Bulletin Board- A new site which connects people with excess with people who have a need- find some roofing or a sink and save it from the landfill!
Relocalize net - Supports post-carbon groups working to make their communities more sustainable for the period after affordable fossil fuels
Methow Conservancy The Methow Conservancy is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to inspiring people to care for the land of the Methow Valley. They protect land through conservation easements, encourage stewardship in protecting the easements they have, and educational classes and trips to raise awareness about conservation issues.
Climate Connections-NPR and National Geographic have presented information on how we are shaping the climate and how it is shaping us.
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an independent, entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization. They foster the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining.
www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net  Good for all the basic information on the peaking of global oil production.
www.energybulletin.net  Best site for daily news and discussion of peak oil and it’s ramifications.
www.oildrum.net  An excellent site for in-depth discussion and commentary on global energy issues.
www.postcarbon.org  The Post-carbon Institute, which is creating pathways for society beyond petroleum.
www.bettertimesinfo.org  A down-home web site, how to use less of everything and enjoy life more.
www.dailywarnews.blogspot.com  Understanding the connection between war and oil.
Cascade Cobbler www.cascadecobbler.com Reuse your favorite shoes- get them resoled! Specializing in rock shoe repair and birkenstock resoling

Peak Oil Books
The Party’s Over: Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societies, Richard Heinberg, 2003
Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-carbon World, Richard Heinberg, 2004
The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, James Howard Kunstler, 2005
Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change, William Catton, 1982

Sustainability Books

The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Joseph Jenkins, 2005

Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability, David Holmgren, 2002

Earth at a Crossroads: paths to a Sustainable Future, Hartmut Bossel, 1998
Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a global Age, Michael Shuman, 1998

Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications, Herman Daly and Joshua Farley, 2003

Island Planet: A survival Guide for the End of the Fossil Fuel World, Matthew Henley, 2005

Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth, Jim Merkel, 2003

The New Organic Grower: Tools & Techniques for the Home & Market Gardener, Elliot Coleman, 1995

How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible, John Jeavons, 2002

Peak Oil DVD's:
Peak Oil: Imposed by Nature available from www.postcarbon.org/store/imposedbynature

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream, from www.endofsuburbia.com

The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror, from www.theoilfactor.com

Peak Oil Power point Programs Available for Download

Oil Depletion—The Heart of the Matter by C.J. Campbell: http://www.oilcrisis.com/campbell/TheHeartOfTheMatter.pdf

*Peak Oil and the Fate of Humanity, by Borbert Beriault, rated ‘excellent’:  http://www.peakoilandhumanity.com/

Speakers Available on Peak Oil and the Transition to Sustainable Society

Dana Visalli, Biologist (509) 997-9011  dana@methownet.com

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