What is Seattle Peak Oil Awareness (SPOA)?
Seattle Peak Oil Awareness is a local citizen group seeking to develop more resiliency against the problems we face due to the lack of available cheap energy. SPOA has a vision of creating a “small town within the city” to address the needs of its members in post-peak oil society. Members are actively working to turn that vision into a reality.
The recommended first steps for a beginner are simple:

Getting Out of Debt

Growing & Storing Food

Generating & Storing Energy