Why even the G8 prefer vibrant, diverse local economies really…
Rob Hopkins Jun 12, 2013
If there was one picture that captured the times we are living through it is this. It appeared on the BBC website recently with the following … >>
Highlights
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Why even the G8 prefer vibrant, diverse local economies really…
What we now know is that even G8 ministers would rather pass through High Streets populated with small, independent butchers, bakers, grocers, would rather see shop windows overflowing with delicious food, trusting that the relationship they have built up with the shopkeeper over many years...
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Water – and Us – in the “Anthropocene”
The very notion of the Anthropocene encourages the risky belief that if we humans are now the dominant force of nature – the god species – then nature can’t hurt us.
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Richard Heinberg keynote BCEA 2013
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg explains our energy predicament.
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Post Carbon Institute Goes to Washington
I was in Washington, D.C. last week with PCI Fellow David Hughes and Energy Policy Forum's Deborah Rogers to help counter the prevailing (and delusional) view that Fracking Will Save America!
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The Serious Challenge of Our Time
We are now forced to address the legality of ecological exploitation if we are to achieve the high law of morality to protect our ecosphere. The greatest challenge of our time is to reduce consumption of fossil energy and materials and still meet the bonafide human needs.
latest publications
Water – and Us – in the “Anthropocene”
Sandra Postel Jun 7, 2013
In late May, 500 scientists from around the world gathered in Bonn, Germany, to converse about the global dimensions of water in the so-called Anthropocene >>
Post Carbon Institute Goes to Washington
Asher Miller May 31, 2013
It may be an exaggeration to say that the nation's capital was built on a swamp, but being there with temperatures hovering at 90°F (32°C) and humidity at nearly … >>
The new economic frontier is a chance for community resilience
Rob Hopkins May 31, 2013
I spoke at the Hay Festival last week, a very well-attended and enjoyable session. Every day during the Festival, the Daily Telegraph produces ‘The Hayley … >>
The Serious Challenge of Our Time
Wes Jackson May 31, 2013
We are now forced to address the legality of ecological exploitation if we are to achieve the high law of morality to protect our ecosphere. >>
So Much Wasted Energy - Rethinking food waste
Philip Ackerman-Leist May 20, 2013
Regardless of terminology, one point is writ clear: the most technologically and economically advanced cultures in the world have the highest rates of food waste on the planet >>
in the news
McKibben in the Guardian on Australian coal
Bill McKibben Jun 10, 2013
Post Carbon fellow Bill McKibben's view that there is … >>
Hughes in German Manager Magazin article on shale gas
David Hughes Jun 4, 2013
Post Carbon David Hughes and Post Carbon Institute were … >>
Heinberg talk reported in the North Bay Biz Journal
Richard Heinberg Jun 3, 2013
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg's recent talk … >>
media
Australia's oil vulnerability (audio)
53:22 Jun 10, 2013
While some predict peak oil will soon be the end of … >>
Richard Heinberg keynote BCEA 2013
46:53 Jun 4, 2013
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg explains our … >>
This American Life: Hot in my backyard (audio)
18:00 May 28, 2013
Host Ira Glass tells the story of writer turned activist … >>
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