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Supervisors back one-year Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force to study municipal vulnerability

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · May 3, 2007
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Summary

The Rules Committee endorsed a resolution to create a one-year Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force to assess San Francisco’s vulnerability to energy price shocks and recommend mitigations; the Department of the Environment and several community groups supported the effort.

Supervisor Merkurimi introduced a resolution to establish a one-year Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force to assess the city’s vulnerability to energy-price shocks and to draft a comprehensive municipal response plan.

"The price of oil per barrel was approximately $25 three years ago. Now it's anywhere between 70 and $85," Supervisor Merkurimi…

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