Quote from: K-Dog on Feb 03, 2026, 05:38 PM"Peak Oil: A Love Story" by Nelson Cole features Skowhegan Area High School art teacher Iver Lofving.

That's the one! He put it out before his wife died I think, and before he ran for State office. I offered to interview him once, if he promised not to out me on some of his peak-oil fanboi adventures. He sells art during the summer before you go out to the island, he's got a place there near an ex-boss of mine.

I honest arguer, I always liked him. To him peak oil was one of those mechanism things to cause folks to live simpler and better, he wasn't a true knight in the cause. 

Maybe they should change the shape of the table to ellipsoid.

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CENTRALMAINE.COM • 2016-10-04

Documentary film about 'peak oil' evangelist Iver Lofving to be shown at Skowhegan library

"Peak Oil: A Love Story" by Nelson Cole features Skowhegan Area High School art teacher Iver Lofving.



Indeed. 

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Iver Lofving

Quote from: K-Dog on Feb 20, 2024, 01:08 AM

A nice discussion.

Peak Oil Chat w/ Simon Michaux: Resource and Currency Wars

Some fascinating stuff.  A parallel thread to the Diner.

OMG IS THAT IVER! Art teacher of some sort from Maine, and he who ran for state office and got beat by a cornucopian?   He was one of those "better decades too early than waiting for the real thing" peak oil types. WHe even made a peak oil movie...titled "Peak Oil: A love story" or something like that. 

Simon is better known, when he was pimping David Hughes way back when it was pretty funny. I'd be fired or stoned for using bad internet references like that. His work quality within his own specialty seems reasonable. For a 9/11 conpiracy enthusiast anyway.

Quote from: K-Dog on Feb 03, 2026, 04:33 PM

Quote from: TDoS on Feb 03, 2026, 04:31 PM

Quote from: K-DogEffective resistance depends on a web of relationships that can only be established through in-person, face-to-face organizing.

The internet and its popularity would seem to offset face to face organizing. It makes it too easy to pretend to be doing something because....well....doing stuff IRL is harder.

You are correct.  No movement can get traction without face to face interactions.

Well isn't GovCo just lucky, or what!

Quote from: K-Dog on Feb 03, 2026, 03:32 PMYou know I am too precise for that bullshit.  This is a case where calling a thing by it's real name is important.  It is the engineer in me. 

An engineer would be a much better choice for president than a grifting con man.

I completely agree. Us engineers need to stick together, and we rock!

Quote from: TDoS on Feb 03, 2026, 04:31 PM

Quote from: K-DogEffective resistance depends on a web of relationships that can only be established through in-person, face-to-face organizing.

The internet and its popularity would seem to offset face to face organizing. It makes it too easy to pretend to be doing something because....well....doing stuff IRL is harder.

You are correct.  No movement can get traction without face to face interactions.

Quote from: K-DogEffective resistance depends on a web of relationships that can only be established through in-person, face-to-face organizing.

The internet and its popularity would seem to offset face to face organizing. It makes it too easy to pretend to be doing something because....well....doing stuff IRL is harder.

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