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DESCRIPTION:POWERDOWN \nInspired by Jan Lundberg \nhttp://www.culturechange.org 
 \n215-243-3144 \n\nIf the U.S. continues with its current policies, the 
 next decades will be marked by war, economic collapse, and environmental 
 catastrophe. Resource depletion and population pressures are about to catch 
 up with us, and no one is prepared. The political elites, especially in the 
 U.S., are incapable of dealing with the situation and have in mind a 
 punishing game of “Last One Standing.” The alternative is 
 “Powerdown,” a strategy that will require tremendous effort and 
 economic sacrifice in order to reduce per-capita resource usage in wealthy 
 countries, develop alternative energy sources, distribute resources more 
 equitably, and reduce the human population humanely but systematically over 
 time. While civil society organizations push for a mild version of this, 
 the vast majority of the world’s people are in the dark, not 
 understanding the challenges ahead, nor the options realistically 
 available. This film speaks frankly to these dilemmas. Avoiding cynicism 
 and despair, it begins with an overview of the likely impacts of oil and 
 natural gas depletion and then outlines four options for industrial 
 societies during the next decades: Last One Standing: the path of 
 competition for remaining resources; Powerdown: the path of cooperation, 
 conservation and sharing; Waiting for a Magic Elixir: wishful thinking, 
 false hopes, and denial; Building Lifeboats: the path of community 
 solidarity and preservation. Timely, accessible and eloquent, POWERDOWN is 
 crucial information for our times. This is a film presentation by Richard 
 Heinberg of his own recent book by the same name. \n\nBefore and after the 
 film, everyone’s invited to indulge in our Humanist Tea House \n\n$5 
 donations are accepted \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/08/25/18300640.php
SUMMARY:Powerdown
LOCATION:Humanist Hall \n390 27th Street \nmidtown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway, below Pill Hill \nhttp://www.HumanistHall.net 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/08/25/18300640.php
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