Global Oil Depletion (Peak Oil):

"Saving Oil in a Hurry: Measures for Rapid Demand Restraint in Transport," International Energy Agency, February 2005:  objecfarm.org

The Hirsch Report

"Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, and Risk Management"  now referred to as the Hirsch Report was sponsored by the National Energy Technology Laboratory of the Department of Energy.  Robert Hirsch is the Project Leader for the Science Applications International Corp.  

Here is the link for the full report: netl.doe.gov/publications

Also read a second report published in Oct 05 by Robert Hirsch and sponsored by DOE titled "The Inevitable Peaking of World Oil Production." 

Click here for a shorter version of the report published in the Bulletin of the Atlantic Council.

Jan Kreider, a professor at the University of Colarado in the department of civil, environmental and architectural engineering, presented  “Comprehensive Life Cycle Analysis of Future Automotive Fuels for the U.S.” at Whitworth University on April 10. 2008. See www.whitworth.edu for the full presentation.

Books:         

“The Mayor’s Office is collaborating with the Spokane Public Library to build a new Sustainability Collection. Books, videos and reports related to planning for climate change and energy security will be available soon at the downtown branch.”

• Architecture 2030 pamphlet: architecture2030.org

• Plan B 3.0, by Lester Brown, complete text available free online at:  earth-policy.org/Books

• Post Carbon Institute’s recommended reading list:  postcarboncities.net

Examples:

• Climate Change Adaptation Resources, from Governing magazine: governing.com

• Climate Change resources from Municipal Research and Services Centers of Washington (MRSC):  mrsc.org

• Resources for Local Governments, listed on the web page for Seattle's Climate Action Plan: seattle.gov/climate/govResources, and Taking Action:  seattle.gov/climate/takingAction

• Local government responses to peak oil (U.S. & Canada):  postcarboncities.net

• Best practices in cross-sector Sustainable Development for state and local government: SustainLane-Government, sustainlane.us

• Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute’s Sustainable Development Code (beta version)

Work done at other cities:

Olympia, Washington: Public Works Department’s 2007 Strategic Business Plan: olympiawa.gov/documents

Seattle, Washinton:
Seattle's Climate Action Plan (2006): seattle.gov/climate/docs Seattle’s Climate Action Plan, decision criteria: seattle.gov/climate/criteria

Portland, Oregon:

Peak Oil Briefing Book (2006) postcarboncities.net   

Questions to consider: postcarboncities.net

King County, Washington:
Climate Change Plan (2007): metrokc.gov
Annual Climate Report (2008): kingcounty.gov

Others:

Boulder, Colorado: Climate Action Plan ci.bouder.us

Brisbane, Austrailia:  “Plan for Action on Climate Change and Energy”, brisbane.qld.gov.au
Burlington, Vermont: Climate Action Plan: burlingtonelectric.com
Denver, Colorado: Greenprint Denver Action Plan: greenprintdenver.org    

City of Denver Climate Action Plan

New York, New York:  PlanNYC:  : nyc.gov

Santa Monica, California:  Sustainable City Plan: smgov.net

Shoreline, Washington: Sustainability Strategy (draft): cosweb.ci.shoreline.wa.usf

Tacoma, Washington: Green Ribbon Climate Action Task Force’s draft recommendations: cityoftacoma.org

Other guidebooks:

• U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement: Climate Action Handbook, prepared by ICLEI, City of Seattle, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors: seattle.gov/climate

• Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments", prepared by ICLEI, King County, and U. of WA's Climate Impacts Group, Sept. 2007, cses.washington.edu

• U.S. Conference of Mayor's Best Practices Guide on Energy & Environment '07, usmayors.org/uscm

• American Planning Association’s Policy Guide on Planning & Climate Change, distribution draft: 4-9-08, planning.org/policyguides

Training Opportunities:

Green Building Programs For Sustainable And Energy Efficient Homes & Buildings, Community Colleges of Spokane’s Business & Community Training program, iel.spokane.edu

CSC RetailGreen: A Conference & Trade Exposition on Sustainability, Energy & Environmental Design, Sept. 15-16 in Dallas, TX, http://www.icsc.org/srch/mt/descs/2008RGC/2008RGC.pdf

Links:

Sustainable Washington’s References & Links Page