Oil Depletion Protocol moving along, and Prince Charles to attend Peak Oil meeting.

The first is the Oil Depletion Protocol Project. Work is proceeding on this, and we now have the promise of a substantial donation from a generous individual to the get the Project off the ground. The first effort of the Project will be the production of a booklet for policy makers, and we are hoping to have that done within a couple of months. Professor Heinberg is in the process of finalizing a contract with the New Society Publishers for a book on the Protocol, to be released in June 2006.

Richard has also been invited to speak at a special appearance by Charles, Prince of Wales, in San Francisco on November 7, 2006. The two-hour program consists of a keynote speech by Prince Charles, followed by a fifteen minute introduction to Peak Oil by Professor Heinberg, then 15 minutes on global climate change by Professor Stephen H. Schneider, of Stanford University. The program will also include a panel discussion featuring CEO’s and government officials , including Chairman David O’Reilly of Chevron Corporation, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple Computer, and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, of California.

Richard will be speaking in New England next week, appearing at Marlboro College in Vermont on October 24, in the Northhampton area in Massachussetts on October 25, and in the town of Oneonta and at Hartwick College, in upstate New York, October 26 and 27.