Although consumer expectations can change, the man in the street does not bid up the price of oil overnight. I am not sure traders are so easily influenced. There has been plenty of other news recently to account for it.

Looked pretty good. Needs more hot chicks, though.

You did a really good job, Revi! I love your car...and your garden is really great looking (how do you keep the weeds down?):)

Finally saw the clip today, Revi. I will agree - great job. I just wish it were longer...
Kathy

Nice job Revi. I liked where you said things could get "really, really bad". Blunt, and straight to the point. More mainstreamers need to hear that.

Also, I didn't see any ants.

I had just weeded it for the piece. Thank you all for the kudos!

It's wierd being on CNN. I hope a few people get an idea of peak oil now.

I do think that things could get really bad.

The little car is going to be fun. Check it out at:

www.sunnev.com

We're taking it to Solarfest in Tinmouth, Vermont this summer.

We're also going to be at the Commonground Fair in September.

We're having a great time with it.

I wish I'd have a good conversation with ya, ol' timer.

Revi, you did a great service to the Peak Oil movement and you presented a moderate, respectable visage.

Thanks! I think.

With your starring role on national television and the recent run up in prices this place is going to get very busy. We'll be heads down helping the newly shocked and walking wounded.

Again, thanks.

Thanks, Domus. I was talking to a guy at the farmer's market yesterday and he thought I scared people too much. He is coming from a global warming perspective, and is more concerned with it.

I think the inflation alone is enough to cause big problems.

I don't think I was too alarmist, but I guess he did.

He's a college professor, and is used to being listened to. I am just a high school teacher, so it's nice to have someone take what I have to say seriously at all.

I do think things have the capacity to get bad. Next winter will be very difficult around here. $5 heating oil is more than double last year's price, and a lot of people had a really hard time paying for it last year.

Hey Revi, that was great. Plus now I get your forum name!

Cool thanks. Plus, the video makes you whole setup look even cooler than your photos do.

Rock on man.

Thanks,

I've been getting a lot of e-mail about the car.

Here's the website

www.sunnev.com

I don't know if you noticed but yesterday I went to money.cnn.com and you were the video that automatically played when the page loaded. So everyone who checked out the business section on the website had your video playing.

Good job, Revi!

I'd still like to see a dogpile of people with no chickens/woodpile/electric car and a suburban home, mainstream job but preps anyone in a similar situation can accomplish flood CNN for a follow up story.

I have the contact info and somewhat of a voice with the producer...


PM me you mainstream preppers!


That is the story for Good Morning America, not How to Potty Train your Kid in Twelve Hours, or a 2 minute bit onPO Survivalists on CNN!

Lets' Go!

Go Pops! Mainstream preppers is what we need. So that we get people thinking about doing something now. They don't need to move to a yurt in the middle of nowhere, they need to shelter in place.

I was thinking that those who don't prepare for this can't live in Maine. They can't afford the energy bills. Call it anything you want, but I call it being prepared.

Thanks again Pops. I think we are getting the message out there to the people who need to hear it now!

Iver Lofving, a teacher in Skowhegan, Maine and a forum member here, was recently interviewed on CNN for an international news story seen around the world in over 100 countries. Deborah Feyerick was the reporter on air.

See CNN news story here: (thanks, Revi) http://www.peakoil.com/article39512.html

As a followup to the CNN segment, I interviewed Iver by email and he kindly replied as follows:

Danny Bloom: How did that CNN story come about?
Iver Lofving: I was asked by another member of the peak oil forums to talk to the reporter from CNN.

Danny: Did you know the reporter beforehand, or how did she find you?
Iver: I was given the contact info by that other peak oil forum member who suggested me to the CNN producer.

Danny: When did they film it?
Iver: They filmed it on a Tuesday, and it was on air on CNN by Thursday morning the same week.

Danny: How did CNN find you -- by email or phone or what?
Iver: I called them up after getting their contact info and telephone number from that other forum member.

Danny: What did you think of the CNN story on TV after you saw it?
Iver: I liked it. I think that they did a great job.

Danny: Did the reporter leave anything out, did she go too far, or did she not go far enough in reporting the "news" of what's coming in the future?
Iver: Yes, I think she did a good job of presenting the peak oil problem. None of us knows exactly what is coming in the future, but it looks like there will be less oil.

Danny: What impact do you think this CNN story, seen arond the country and around the world , will have on people worldwide, and especially in America and Canada?
Iver: I hope a few people saw it on TV and started thinking. I don't know what impact it will have, but at least the words peak oil have made it to the mainstream media via this CNN report.

Danny: If things get worse, as some people say they might, where will most of your food come from?
Iver: I hope to shop at the farmer's market here in Maine and trade for a lot of it. We make maple syrup, so maybe we can barter some of that for other things. I would like to have a bigger garden. We'll do a lot more processing at home, like baking bread.

Danny: And not just you there in Maine , but where will the food come from for people who live in large cities like New York or Chicago or Taipei?
Iver: I really don't know where it will come from. Maybe there will be local food coming from closer places. Things that keep like grain could still be moved by ships.

Danny: Do you believe it is too late to save the planet?
Iver: I think the planet will be fine. I worry about the people on it.

Danny: Do you believe that we are past the point of no return?
Iver: I don't think that there is a point of no return. We will have to try to make this place work. There is always hope.

Danny: When do you think things will begin to get really bad and desperate?
Iver: I think that things could get really bad and desperate for some people this winter of 2008-2009. The cost of heating oil has doubled here in Maine in the past year. A lot of people had a really hard time getting through last winter. How are they going to pay for oil when it has doubled?

Danny: Where do you stand on all this, in terms of peak oil and survivalism and getting ready for what comes next, Iver? Do you feel the US government, and other governments around the world, from Russia to China to France and Germany, will be powerless to stop what is to come?
Iver: Yes, it's coming now. They could get everyone into insulating and get mass transit back together. We should really save ourselves, though. The government isn't going to do it.

Danny: Where you quoted correctly in CNN story?
Iver: Yes. I don't really consider myself to be a survivalist, but otherwise the parts that they quoted were pretty accurate.

Danny: Do you have anything else to add here as a new comment for online readers around the world in terms of what you think they should be doing to prepare for such a future?
Iver: I think the time is now to do something. Grow a garden, put in more efficient light bulbs and appliances, insulate, get a bicycle and a pressure cooker and learn to like beans and rice. We're headed for some rough times. Get to know your neighbors and shop locally. Most of all have fun doing it!

Danny: Two quick last questions. Do you follow any specific religion?
Iver: Yes, I am a Universalist Unitarian.

Danny: Have you read Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" yet?
Iver: Yes. I really liked it even though it was the darkest book I have ever read. It is the ultimate "uh-oh" book. These are books that you can't put down, but have a lot of parts where you say "uh-oh" out loud.

Danny: Thank you, Iver, for your time and patience in answering these questions by email, from Taiwan to Maine, via cyberspace...
Iver: Thank you.

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