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Congressman Udall Rallies Santa Fe Farmer’s
Market Film and Fundraiser The film went on to discuss the implications of peak oil,
the inevitable supply crunch as developing and modern nations compete
for the remaining energy resources of the planet. The supply of both
natural gas and oil is uncertain even now, and within the next ten years
its disappearance will lead to massive dislocations and structural change
in the American way of life. Leading “new urbanists,” petroleum
engineers, and social commentators provided a frank and stark picture
of the requirements facing world citizens and particularly Americans
who rely on cheap energy for their basic way of life. |
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Congressman
Tom Udall helped boost turnout to the recent Santa Fe Farmer’s
Market fundraiser at the Santa Fe Film Center. Joining citizens to see
the important new documentary “The End of Suburbia, Oil Depletion
and the Collapse of The American Dream,” the Congressman explained
his role in the Peak Oil Caucus in Congress and discussed the importance
of local production within the larger strategy of reducing energy usage.
He also emphasized that local growers are often organic growers, once
again reducing the usage of toxic petroleum-based fertilizer and pesticides.