The University of Iowa Presents:
Energy Expo 2006
September 27, 2006  -  9:00am-6:00pm

FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER

John Heinen
   - Peak Oil

John Heinen currently serves as the Environmental, Health & Safety Director for a foundry in southwest Wisconsin. His Bachelor of Science degree is in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Since his graduation in 1989, he has been involved in a wide array of both vocational and personal interest activities that have taken him both deeper into theory and further into applying pragmatic approaches to ever more challenging problems. Borrowing from authors such as Douglas R. Hofstadter, Rudy Rucker, Charles T. Tart, Timothy Ferris, Buckminster Fuller and Leon Lederman and bringing age-old traditions together with esoteric methods in an environment of contemporary scientific findings, John’s aim is (similar to Bruce Lipton’s) to form a unified synthesis from seemingly disparate aspects of human experience, for the purpose of revealing meanings and coming into greater harmony with the living world.

In recent years, this mission has taken John in the direction of discovering converging catastrophes, leading to his involvement with Peak Oil, Climate Change and the study of Ancient Civilizations. Hence, his affiliation with the Post Carbon Institute, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, 'The Community Solution' (a program of Community Service, Inc.), the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & GAS - USA (ASPO-USA), Peak Oil News & Message Boards, Participate.net, Christine Todd Whitman’s “My Party Too”, and the Peak Oil forum he created for Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich. To extend the reach of the research and data collection effort, John also remains involved with the American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Federation of Environmental Technologists, Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable, The Ocean Conservancy, Ocean Arks International, Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, and specialized endeavors such as Roger Nelson’s Global Consciousness Project.

 

 


John Heinen

Although many of the findings and confirmations brought to light by these organizations reinforce a somewhat dismal interpretation of the future, he feels that there are reasons to remain committed and engaged in a highly effective and lucid life – as in martial arts, the fighter never gives up, even though the immediate situation looks hopeless. In our times, resignation is just not an option.

He is listed in Strathmore's Who's Who, America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals, Marquis Who's Who: in America, in the World and in Science and Engineering.

In his 'off' hours, John pursues his interests in Meteorology, Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Biosemiotics, Natural & Artificial Intelligence, Systems Theory, Particle Physics, Cosmology, Philosophy, Martial Arts & Yoga, the Esoteric Mysteries and Ecology.


John will be addressing the Global Warming Educational Rally
at 5:00pm on The University of Iowa Pentacrest.

 

Energy Expo 2006


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