Dave Room

Dave Room is founder of Energy Preparedness, a consultancy on relocalization and municipal response to our energy predicament.  Previously, he played a key role in many aspects of Post Carbon Institute’s emergence including conceptual frameworks, web design and development, policy, outreach, and fundraising.  He is an interviewer for Global Public Media, as well as a frequent lecturer. Dave is the co-author of the forthcoming Relocalize Now! Getting Ready for Climate Change and the End of Cheap Oil (Spring 2006). He has a Masters in Engineering Economic Systems and a B.S, in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.  As a journalist and a speaker, Dave focuses on reinventing normal life, relocalization, A-Z in the context of peak energy, people of color and youth, and culture change. See http://www.energypreparedness.net