I wrote recently that Matt Simmons, one of the world’s leading experts on Peak Oil, sounded pretty pessimistic in a recent CNBC interview. View it here
 if you haven’t seen it.

It’s one more in a long series of reminders that we here in Hawai‘i (as well as those elsewhere) need to figure out how we can be sustainable. Many people are already taking action and making changes. We can each do our small part.

We all need to look at things differently than we have been. I
 attended the Peak Oil conference this past October, so the events of today 
do not surprise me.

I’ve also had some time to think about all this. Here’s what I think is most important, and they are steps everyone can move toward:

•  Support your local farmers.

•  Learn how to grow your own food.

•  Support education. The young ones need to have the tools to solve 
the problems of tomorrow. We must help them now so they will be prepared.

•  Diversify our economy. We need to expand and cannot depend too much on tourism. If done in a sustainable way, the Thirty Meter Telescope coming to Mauna Kea can help us with
 education and diversification.

•  Avoid petroleum costs whenever you can.

Another thing you can do, of course, is to check out the E Malama ‘Aina
 Festival coming up November 7th and 8th.