The Lifeboat Show was a monthly radio program that aired on the third Monday of every month  on KMUN 91.9 FM and KTCB 89.5 FM Community Radio in Astoria, Oregon.  Featuring interviews, book reviews and banter about sustainable living, Caren Black and Christopher Paddon, of TLA, discuss life after Peak Oil with a little humor thrown in.  

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Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury trained in Tennessee with Al Gore's first cohort of 50 climate change leaders pledged to give the award-winning Gore presentation to at least ten audiences, which Bradbury had already accomplished before we brought him to Astoria for two more. Between appearances, he joined us in the studio to record The Lifeboat Show, where he discusses the need for government action on climate change, issues surrounding Oregon's forest management practices and deforestation, and proposed local LNG sitings. Crisis is also opportunity, and Bill calls for personal, business and political activism.

Oh, NO! We’ve Been Elected!

Green architect, author, economist, feng shui-ist and local legend Tom Bender recounting his recent essay, "Oh, NO!  We've Been Elected!"  Connecting the dots between global warming and peak oil, and peak oil and culture, Tom draws on his own award-winning "Factor 10 Economics" for solutions to the question, "What can I do?"  Putting Spirituality back into the equation is a good start, and Tom leaves us with a sense that this is going to be an exciting adventure in which we can all take part.

Emergency Preparedness

Learn simple steps that could save your life, your family, and your neighbors. Find out what community resources available -- and unavailable -- and where to volunteer & get involved. Join us with guest speakers Vanessa Clarkson (American Red Cross), Patrick Corcoran (NOAA Coastal Hazards), Don Hillgartner of (Amateur Radio Emergency Services), Mike Jackson (Fire & Rescue), Tom Manning of (County Emergency Services Chief), and Deb Treusdell (Tsunami Prep. Specialist).  Wherever you live, you will get important personal and family preparedness information from this inspiring show.

The Salmon:  Sign of Our Times

We explore the biology as well as the spirituality of this great fish, whose endangered ability to survive as a free and independent creature may well parallel our own, here in the Pacific Northwest. Without salmon, the ecosystem 'unravels.'"  What we do to the Salmon, we literally do to ourselves.  Salmon expert, Scott Sebring of the Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife explains the intricate biology of this critical indicator species. Actor and master storyteller Peter Donaldson discusses the salmon-human connection.  Acclaimed for his recent theatrical portrayal of Leonardo Da Vinci, Peter is well known in Pacific Northwest theater for his ongoing production, "Salmon People."
 
Looking Back, Looking Forward

Local-global-cosmic. The start of a new year always seems to be a time for reflection and prediction.  Mayors Gramson, Williams, Van Dusen and Larsen of Warrenton, Cannon Beach, Astoria and Seaside -- and City Manager Jerry Taylor of Manzanita join us in examining local trends.  Richard Heinberg makes a personal visit by phone from California addressing  national and international trends. And, then we "sail into uncharted waters" and talk with a student of behavioral psychology-turned-astrologer Bill Herbst  for the cosmic perspective on the first decade of the 21st Century.

Challenges and Opportunities of Peak Oil

Richard Heinberg speaking in Eugene, Oregon. Richard Heinberg is widely regarded as America’s foremost educator on Peak Oil, the economic condition that occurs when global petroleum production begins an irreversible decline as demand soars. Many experts have issued disturbing warnings of dramatic consequences within the coming decade. Professor Heinburg teaches at New College of California, on energy and environmental sustainability issues. He is the author of The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies and Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World. He also publishes a monthly online newsletter at www.museletter.com .

Joys of the Earth-Centered Sustainable Life

Our guests this month are a fascinating couple, Kevin and Donna Philippe-Johnson, creators of the EarthStar Primal Habitat, a sustainable living model.  Kevin & Donna have written several articles published on their website and in Countryside Magazine about how they left the 9-to-5 life behind, moved to "our little hut in the woods" as Kevin calls it, and are truly enjoying "happily ever after".  On nearly no annual income, they have good health, abundant free time for creative activities, and a very peaceful life in harmony with the Nature around them. http://www.geocities.com/newlibertyvillage/earthstar.htm

The Psychology of Denial 

Garrison Keilor said, "Here in Lake Woebegone, we have the ability to look Reality right in the eye and deny it!"  Global warming, resource depletion, and erosion of our economic and constitutional systems are realities many people would rather deny than discuss, and where does that leave the rest of us?  Psychologists Steven Berk, Mark Burdick, Dominie Cappadonna & George McClendon explore the divide between those who refuse to consider today's staggering challenges and those who inform themselves and then struggle to cope with both the difficult information and with those who remain steadfastly in denial of it. 

The Importance of Saving the Right Seeds

Master gardener/master composter Jerri Cook,  writes for Countryside Magazine.  For those of you unfamiliar with all that Monsanto has been up to, this is a must listen. For those of you who already know, please check out this update.  Seed saving has never been more important.  We'll tell you why. 

 What You Need to Know About Wind Power

Everything you always wanted to know about the technology, feasibility, and economics wind power, but were afraid to ask. Christopher Paddon takes the mystery out of this amazing source of renewable energy that anyone can harness. Find out what the power of wind can do to help you and your community achieve energy self-sufficiency

Our 3-Week Sailing Trip in a Real Lifeboat

Brian Shulz & Ginger Salkowski

The Company We Keep: Literally Building Community

Master builder John Abrams, CEO of the employee-owned, sustainable design/build firm, the South Mountain Company on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass, and author of The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community and Place , explores the role of small business in promoting community, creating social equity, and maintaining ecological balance.  

Our Ecological Footprint

Dr. William E. Rees is an ecological economist and professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning and co- creator of the Ecological Footprint Analysis. The footprint model calculates the area of the Earth’s productive surface necessary to support a particular lifestyle or level of consumption. Dr Rees explains that our present level of resource consumption, coupled with our current population growth, exceeds Earth’s carrying capacity and, therefore, is not sustainable. Unless we change our consumption patterns now, modern civilization as we know it is doomed to collapse.

Preparing for Peak Oil in Willits, CA

Jason Bradford, founder of the Willits Economic Localization (WELL), speaks with Global Public Media’s David Room about climate change, peak oil, and how Willits is preparing for an energy-constrained future. He discusses how WELL got started, the efforts of the group, and their progress.

Handling the Corporatocracy

Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange, and author and editor of numerous books exposing the human cost of the economics of globalization. A longtime critic of the so-called "free trade" agenda, Dr. Danaher explains how we can implement a multitude of unique, creative and powerful strategies to “re-democratize” and “green” our economy. He speaks about his new project, the Global Citizen Center, a mixed-use building in downtown San Francisco that will serve as a hub for ecologically and socially responsible enterprise,  and education.

Report From Kinsale, Ireland Peak Oil Conference

Richard Heinberg, speaking by telephone from Kinsale, Ireland while attending a conference sponsored by the Kinsale Further Education College on Fueling the Future, talks about the significance of the Hirsch Report and the local town’s efforts to prepare for oil depletion.

Living in a Post Carbon World

David Room, Director of North American Operations, Post Carbon Institute, speaks of the task of revitalizing local economies and moving toward energy independence through the process of “relocalization” outlined in his forthcoming book: Relocalize Now! Getting Ready for Climate Change and the End of Cheap Oil, available from New Society  Publishers, Sept 2005.

Dealing With Our Lives After the Oil Crash

Matt Savinar, author of The Oil Age is Over speaks about Life After the Oil Crash at the Lifeboat Conference. Caren Black and Christopher Paddon discuss portions of Matt Savinar's presentation on Peak Oil and also read segments of Savinar's book.

Coming to Grips With Unprecedented Change

Bill Kauth & Joanna Gabriel

Why We Need to Relocalize Now

Julian Darley, author of High Noon for Natural Gas, and Celine Rich of the Post Carbon Institute speak on the adverse impacts of “big” energy and their efforts to promote the relocalization of our economy.

Local Leaders

Cultural Myths: Reader's Theater with local talent of work by Derrick Jensen

False Solutions and Magical Thinking: Tamra Gilbertson, Kevin Smith, Carbon Trade Watch

What a Way to Go: Tim Bennett & Sally Erickson

Easy Being Green?: Matt Carter, Louise Christiansen, Tom Hartland, Marv Hunt, Mich Nelson, Larry Rice, Matt Stein

Seeds 2: Jerri Cook

Woodhenge: Jim & Krista Juczak

High Noon for Natural Gas: Julian Darley, Celine Rich, Bill Bradbury

Emergency Prep Made Real and Fun!:  Ana-Marie Jones