What can you do to optimize your chances in the case of hyperinflation, a deflationary economic Depression, an oil crisis, a famine, or a series of horrendous environmental disasters? If you don’t already know, you’d better wise up fast...
In 2002, after decades of trying to restart economic development like most other Rust Belt cities, Youngstown made a radical change in approach...At the heart of the plan is Youngstown’s acceptance of decline and attempt to use it...
The transition of agriculture from an extractive to a renewable economy in the foreseeable future can now be realistically imagined. Our proposal is ambitious, but it is necessary and possible.
"My “standard of living” is a fraction of what it formerly was, but my quality of life has never been higher. " Chris Martenson engages with personal preparation in this chapter from The Post Carbon Reader.
Asher Miller introduces the upcoming release of The Post Carbon Reader, a critically insightful collection of essays by 28 of PCI’s Fellows, including David Orr, Bill McKibben, Wes Jackson, Richard Heinberg and Erika Allen.
EXCERPT: The underlying premise of the book (The Post Carbon Reader) is irrefutable: At some point in time, humanity's ever-increasing resource consumption will … >>
Back in December in blisteringly cold Copenhagen, tens of thousands of activists, government workers, lobbyists, and world leaders came together for what many hoped would … >>
This is the Introduction to an inspirational / financial-advice / environmental / diet / dating / self-help / survivalist / humor book that I started to write--and quickly decided should never be finished. >>
You'd think that after the Gulf Oil Spill our nation's leaders would realize it was time to get serious about our addiction to fossil fuels. Today's decision reminds us that they still don't get it. For every donation of $10 we will send President Obama or a member of Congress a spine with your name on it. >>
We can point fingers at Washington, DC, but we should be pointing them at ourselves. We allow our votes to be taken for granted. We equate online activism with real-world pressure. We talk smart of responsible consumption and equitable resource distribution...while waiting in line to purchase new iPhones. >>
With 1.3 billion people, China is unlikely to reach current U.S. energy consumption per capita for some time, if ever, but to double energy consumption in the last ten … >>
Post Carbon Board member Nate Hagen's recent talk in … >>
Post Carbon Fellow Sandra Postel was one of 3 expert … >>
Post Carbon Transportation Fellow Anthony Perl was asked … >>
One hundred days of grim headlines, of horrid pictures and … >>
PCI Transportation Fellow Anthony Perl discusses the … >>
Water is life. Water is energy. There is NO SUBSTITUTE for … >>
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