The ACoRN Reading Room

Thanks to members of ACoRN (Addison County Relocalization Network), based in Addison County, Vermont, for putting together the following list of pertinent articles, books, or movies that you might find useful or interesting.  Most of these articles deal directly with peak oil, global warming, local food, local energy, or relocalization in general. You can find out more about ACoRN at their website www.acornvt.org.

An article about the California town of Willits and its cooperative response to peak oil.

"The Oil We Eat" - by Richard Manning, Harper's Magazine, 2004

An article about the oil-intensive nature of industrial agriculture.

"A Grand Experiment" - by Bill Mckibben, Gourmet Magazine, 2005

The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century By James Howard Kunstler. 2005.

Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World By Richard Heinberg. 2004.

Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy By Matthew R. Simmons. 2005.

The Empty Tank : Oil, Gas, Hot Air, and the Coming Global Financial Catastrophe By Jeremy Leggett. 2005.

Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak By Kenneth S. Deffeyes. 2004.

Peak Oil: Imposed by Nature