Oil Puts the Squeeze on the Economy will be aired on WCKN-TV on Monday, Dec. 26 and Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. Peak Moment TV host Janaia Donaldson revisits author Chris Martenson for his latest take on what may future may hold economically in the final Peak Moment show for 2011.

When last they spoke in early 2010, Chris predicted this current turbulent, troubled global economy in episode 166, "When Exponential Growth Meets Reality." He asserts that we can no longer look at the economy without factoring in the terminal decline of its master resource - oil.

The author of The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, Energy and Environment believes that, as "the generation that gets to deal with hitting up to resource limits," we first need a new cultural story to inspire appropriate action.

Chris calls himself a "thrivalist." He encouraged us to get our own house in order well before the cultural tipping point, advising people to invest in energy efficiency in their homes, long-term food storage, buying items your family will need over the next few years.

Personally, he's holding physical gold and silver as alternate currencies.

Chris's website offers a wealth of resources www.chrismartenson.com.

Now in its third year, the Peak Moment TV programs air every week at 7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday on WCKN, Time Warner Channel 30.

Peak Moment explores locally reliant living for challenging times. The programs are underwritten locally by The Center for Excellence in Communication at Clarkson University and the Seymour Family of Potsdam.

A new year of Peak Moment TV shows start in January with Jan 2 & 3: Preparing for Disasters and Hard Times; Jan. 9 & 10, Partners in Preparedness - Neighborhoods and Emergency Responders; Jan. 16 & 17, The Crash Course - Exponential Growth Meets Reality; Jan. 23 & 24, Portland's Neighborhood Tool Sharing Library, and Jan. 30 & 31, How the West Has Won.

In the weeks and months to come, WCKN will continue to air PEAK Moment TV.

The topics covered will include local food production, renewable energy, transportation alternatives, sustainable building, preparedness and psychological, business, and governmental responses. All the programs are available on the Internet at www.wordpress.peakmoment.tv/conversations/ in both video and audio format.

In addition, more than 80 Peak Moment TV shows are now available on DVDs which can be borrowed from the Potsdam Public Library from the collection of shows purchased for broadcast locally.