Connecticut Legislative Caucus Holds Peak Oil Hearings

Co-founders of the Connecticut Legislative Peak Oil and Natural Gas Caucus State Representative Terry Backer (Stratford) and Senator Bob Duff (Norwalk, Darien) announced an informational hearing will be held on November 1st 2007 12:30PM room 2A Legislative Office Building Hartford CT.

According to Representative Backer and Senator Duff Peak Oil is the event when oil supply reaches its maximum production, plateaus and then falls into terminal decline. There has been consistent evidence that the world’s oil supply either has or will reach peak production in the near term. The impact on the economy of the State and its people could be dramatic, enough so that more information is needed to plan appropriately by state leaders.

The Peak Oil Caucus will hear from several speakers with expertise in Peak Oil and its impacts.

Sally Odland (Board of Directors, ASPO-USA)

Tom Whipple (Editor Peak Oil News/Peak Oil Review, ASPO-USA)

Charlie Maxwell (Senior Energy Analyst, Weeden & Co, LP)

John Kaufmann Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of
Energy)

Paul Sankowski (Mayors Taskforce on Energy and Environment, Stratford CT.)

The Caucus will hear presentations to learn more about Peak Oil and intelligent response to a reduced and dramatically more expensive oil supply to the state.

Terry Backer