Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2009

Keywords

Vulnerability, Peak Oil, Volatile energy prices

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the available information, assess the specific situation in Whatcom County, and make recommendations on reducing vulnerability to peak oil. The paper includes a discussion of energy use in agriculture, identification of particularly vulnerable areas, and suggestion of ways to reduce the vulnerability of the county‘s agriculture and, indeed, the entire food system to peak oil and volatile energy prices.

Publication Title

The Resilience Institute Working Paper

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Agriculture and energy--Washington (State)--Whatcom County; Energy consumption--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Whatcom County; Renewable energy sources--Washington (State)--Whatcom County; Hubbert peak theory

Geographic Coverage

Whatcom County (Wash.)

Genre/Form

articles

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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