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
Recommended Citation
Berardi, Gigi M., "Energy, Agriculture, and Food: National, County, City Considerations" (2009). Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications. 4.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/envs_facpubs/4
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
