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12. What is “Peak Oil” and why will it make the current financial melt-down seem like a picnic?
13. What are the four greatest threats to our future?
14. The aftermath of Hurricane’s Katrina and Ike made it quite clear that people need to be prepared to fend for themselves for several days after a major disaster. What kinds of plans and basic emergency supplies do you recommend to have on hand? (See web site www.whentechfails.com article “Preparedness Checklist”)
15. There is a lot of talk about toxic mold in the flooded homes on the Gulf Coast. I understand that you have had some experience in Hawaii dealing with the effects of toxic mold. Can you tell us some of the warning signs of toxic mold exposure and what people should do if they encounter mold in their homes?
16. Why did you write “When Technology Fails”?
17. TV Topic: Bring in a 72-Hour Grab-And –Run kit, and pull out key items for a show and tell, to demonstrate to viewers how easy it is to prepare a portable emergency kit to cover essential needs during the critical first 72 hours after a disaster, when you will most likely be on your own. (See web site www.whentechfails.com article “72-Hour Grab-And-Run Kits”)
18. Keynote speaking topic: Creating a Sustainable Future and Dealing with the Long Emergency (Peak Oil combined with global warming): In today’s world of climate change coupled with escalating oil prices that have contributed to much suffering and hardship, and may also be a significant factor in the recent financial melt-down in America (more bankruptcies than we have seen since the Great Depression), how can we shift the direction of our country into building a healthy economy while at the same time creating a sustainable future?
19. What are the 12 key strategies to creating a sustainable world and saving the Earth?
20.. TV Topic: Most adults could survive over a month without food before starving to death, but when the temperature is hot, a single day without water would put us at risk. Matthew Stein is an expert on water quality and treatment. He has designed both back country water filters and point-of-use water filters for the home. He can demonstrate how to use sunshine and empty soda bottles, or common household chemicals such as tincture of iodine, household bleach and pool chemicals, to kill harmful organisms so you could drink “ditch water” in an emergency. He could also demonstrate his favorite portable filters and treatment chemicals that he recommends you carry in your emergency kit. (See web site www.whentechfails.com article “Disinfecting Your Water”)
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