A Discussion with David Blume
Friday, April 30, 2010
7:00pm, Room 180 Science Hall

Co-Sponsored by: Energy Hub
and our friends at Town and Country RC&D

Join us afterward for discussion
on the Memorial Union Terrace!

Students attend free. $10/carload donation suggested for non-UW community.

Energy Hub’s friends at Town and Country Resource Conservation and Development in Jefferson, WI have helped us bring David Blume, the author of Alcohol Can Be a Gas!, who invites us to reconsider ethanol as a fuel when incorporated into a local fuel/food/energy model.

Can ethanol be an energy solution?  Join us on April 30 in Science Hall to hear David’s case and participate in the discussion.

Here is what our friend Greg David has to say about David Blume:

“However uncertain the future may look, there are a few bright spots out there. David Blume is one of those bright spots. His local ethanol/energy/food economy is a real solution to our energy/food dilemma. It is based in Permacultural design, upon principles of ecology and ethics, and so, not exploitive in nature, but rather restorative, building both social and ethical capital. It’s about creating a solution and not treating a symptom, about honest assessment and fair market values.”

Here is what the founder of Real Goods John Schaeffer has to say about David Blume:

“I have seen David Blume speak several times, and each time he was thoroughly inspiring to the audience. Most recently he spoke at our ‘Alternative Fuels Smackdown’ at our annual SolFest, which draws 10,000 people. David was by far the best speaker on the panel, was animated in his presentation, clear, compelling, and inspirational in his delivery. I hope to have him back in the near future speaking on ethanol, biofuels, and renewable energy. He’s one of the best speakers I’ve witnessed in a long time.”

David Blume on ethanol:

Blume’s website and book:
www.permaculture.com
With alcohol fuel, you can become energy independent, reverse global warming, and survive Peak Oil in style. Alcohol fuel is “liquid sunshine” and can’t be controlled by transnational corporations. You can produce alcohol for less than $1 a gallon, using a wide variety of plants and waste products, from algae to stale donuts. It’s a much better fuel than gasoline, and you can use it in your car, right now. You can even use alcohol to generate electricity. Alcohol fuel production is ecologically sustainable, revitalizes farms and communities, and creates huge new opportunities for small-scale businesses. Its byproducts are clean and valuable. Alcohol has a proud history and a vital future.  To learn more, watch the five-minute “Alcohol Fuel Overview” video below, read the Two-Minute Summary, and check out our Alcohol Can Be a Gas! book and DVD.

Now, don’t you think you should decide for yourself?

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Hear David Blume speak at 7:00 pm, on Friday, April 30th, at the University of Wisconsin Science Hall, Room 180, 550 North Park Street,  (corner of Park and Observatory; kitty corner from the Memorial Union) Madison, Wisconsin. Parking available beneath Helen C. White Library or in a nearby public parking ramp.  Leave some time for parking.

David Blume’s appearance is a benefit for UW-Madison’s Energy Hub and Town and Country RC&D.  Those with student IDs, pedestrians, bus riders, & bicyclists attend for free; $10 donation per carload is being accepted at the door. This policy is to encourage carpooling and alternative transportation. Honor system of reporting. Seating limited to the first 200 attendees.  If coming from a long distance and need a reserved seat, please call me to make arrangements.