Peak Oil expert Richard Heinberg in Toronto

Peak oil expert and author Richard Heinberg will be speaking in Toronto on March 22, sponsored by Post Carbon Toronto. The talk will be held at Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. West, Toronto. Doors will open at 6:00 pm. A member of Post Carbon Toronto will present a primer and an overview of the Peak Oil issue at 6:30pm and then Mr. Heinberg will speak at 7:00, followed by audience discussion.

Author of nine books, including the newly released Blackout, Richard Heinberg is widely regarded as one of the world’s most effective communicators of the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. With a wry, unflinching approach based on facts and realism, Mr. Heinberg exposes the tenuousness of our current way of life and offers a vision for a truly sustainable future.

Senior Fellow-in-Residence at Post Carbon Institute, Mr. Heinberg is best known as a leading educator on Peak Oil—the point at which we reach maximum global oil production—and the resulting, devastating impact it will have on our economic, food, and transportation systems.

“All of the debts for society’s century-long industrial fiesta are coming due at the same time. We have no choice but to transition to a world no longer dependent on fossil fuels, a world made up of communities and economies that function within ecological bounds. How we manage this transition is the most important question of our time.” Richard Heinberg

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The Sierra Club lists it's books of the week, all dealing with food, they include:

Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager (by Langdon Cook, $27, Skipstone, 2009): Former fast-food consumer Langdon Cook started foraging to impress his future wife. Now a seasoned gatherer, Cook shares his acquired love of finding dinner in unexpected places. Each chapter concludes with a recipe featuring wild ingredients such as dandelions, wild nettles, berries, mushrooms, and clams.

A Little Piece of Earth: How to Grow Your Own Food in Small Spaces (by Maria Finn, $20, Universe, Mar. 2010): Maria Finn proves that green-thumbed urbanites needn't feel limited to a few houseplants. Charming illustrations accompany instructions for growing lemons, shitake mushrooms, heirloom tomatoes, figs, and more on windowsills, balconies, patios, and rooftops. Chapters on foraging and community gardening round out the book.

Public Produce: The New Urban Agricuture (by Darrin Nordahl, $30, Island Press, 2009): City planner Darrin Nordahl examines the impact of public gardens, profiling successful efforts and detailing opportunities for change. Nordahl weighs in on food literacy, foraging, community health, and public policy.