Council Fails the test with its DLTCCP

More burnt out cars in the future with
Peak Oil

I can't say I was surprised by Wellington City Council's
failure to include Peak Oil and Gas in the Latest
Draft Long Term Council Community Plan ( DLTCCP).
Though I've been talking about this serious issue that
faces the community you would hardly expect a
Council committed to private transport wanting to take
it seriously. After all Council is really just a mirror of
the popular culture that is still in denial.

It's not that ordinary people haven't worked out that
something might be wrong in Godzone, it's just that it
all seems too hard to deal with. Adding to this is the
mixed messages that flow from the Fourth
Estate ( media) about this impending crisis. Turn to
the pages of the Capital's daily on any given day and
you will find a full defence of the consumer paradigm
for society, with its grip on the monolithic fuel based
culture - a culture totally dependent on oil.

A week ago that paradigm received a major jolt from
CNN with its Peak Oil documentary " You have been
warned". CNN was telling the world that the party
was over for cheap energy. That programme
was preceded by a succession of Peak Oil slots on
Nine to Noon exposing the supply crisis we face.

In a last ditch battle before the LTCCP was closed
off at Council I attempted to shock Council into
making provision for what is looking like a terminal
situation. Why would Council not want to prepare for
the coming energy crisis that could all but decimate
the Capital over the next ten years.

Given the seriousness of this situation my last strategy
was to move an amendment seeking a joint collaboration
between Government and Council in order to cope with
this impending energy crisis. That failed to get enough
support and was withdrawn and left my only fall back
position. After last minute consultation with the CEO,
I voted against the Draft Long Term Council Community
Plan.

It is now up to you to demand that Council reset its
Draft Long Term Council Community Plan in the light
of Peak Oil and Gas or suffer the terminal consequences.