New Zealand: Locals raise awareness of looming peak oil

“WE are the peak generation and we cannot ignore the signs.”

We must also prepare for a post-carbon future, said educator Lisa Talbot and Green Party spokesman John Milnes, who were at Wanganui’s Majestic Square yesterday to coincide with the global Fossil Fools (Fuels) Day.


Ms Talbot said about 50 percent of the people they spoke to were aware the world community had used about half of the available supply of fossil fuels on the planet, and that rising (fuel) costs were pumping up the prices of basic commodities.

But, she said, 10 percent of the people they spoke to were dismissive of peak oil.

“It’s still obvious that a lot of people in our community are in denial, and it’s actions like these that are important for their awareness.”

Wanganui Chronicle