With the economic and ecological crises biting hard, and the Durban climate change talks all but stalled before they started this week, there is so much to fight against. In November, we took a moment to flip the focus and talk about what we're fighting for. We kept the list to 7 elements - there are of course more so check out our issues page. We'd love to hear your ideas about what we came up with, and get your suggestions. If you find that our priorities chime with yours, we'd really appreciate you choosing PCI in your end of year donations.
For much more on what we've been up to...including Richard Heinberg's article on The End of Growth in The Guardian...read on...
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OCCUPY WALL STREET SELECTS 'END OF GROWTH' AS PRIMER
We were surprised and happy to see that OWS selected End of Growth as one of just five key primers for the Occupy movement. Check out the site and join the discussion. And grab your copy of EOG here.
in memory of richard douthwaite
In November we received the sad news that Post Carbon Fellow Richard Douthwaite had died. We will miss him. Richard worked on the issues that mattered to him right up until the end of his life. As a tribute, below are links to the final piece he published, along with a contribution he made to the Post Carbon Reader.
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Richard Douthwaite 1942-2011
Richard Douthwaite (1942-2011), co-founder of Feasta and much-loved colleague and friend, died on November 14th 2011 after a long illness... Read more |
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Will the "economic price" limit oil production?
In a widely-circulated article in September 2011, Chris Skrebowski, who runs a peak oil consulting firm and was editor of the Petroleum Review for eleven years until 2008, argued that there are two forms of oil peak... Read more |
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ECONOMY: Money and Energy
The debt-based money system just described cannot work if there is less and less energy available. We only borrow if we think we're going to have more money in future with which to repay, and a society as a whole cannot expect to have more money unless there is economic growth... Read more |
latest publications
Read, watch or listen to the latest content by our Fellows, Board, Advisers and Staff anytime on our website. Here are some selections from the last month:
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Life after the end of economic growth
Article by Richard Heinberg • November 30, 2011
The tide of economic growth that has flowed since the second world war may finally be ebbing. For politicians and most economists, this is like saying the sky is falling. Growth has become guidepost and grail... Read more |
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Death of Sprawl: Past and Future
Post by Warren Karlenzig • November 29, 2011
Seems like my chapter "The Death of Sprawl" from The Post Carbon Reader is taking on a life of its own. Friday, Christopher Leinberger had an Op-ed in the New York Times, titled "Death of the Fringe Suburb,"... Read more |
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The Seven Ages of Transition
Post by Rob Hopkins • November 25, 2011
While there has been much discussion in terms of Transition and diversity over the past few years, little has been said about the issue of age... Read more |
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Wes Jackson interviewed by Majora Carter
Interview with Wes Jackson • November 25, 2011
From on The Promised Land. For the first half of his career, Wes Jackson was an academic. At 41, he was a tenured professor at California State University, establishing one of the first environmental studies programs in the country... Listen |
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The Peak Oil Crisis: A Report to Remember
Article by Tom Whipple • November 22, 2011
Last week the International Energy Agency released its annual report (600 pages) on just where energy production and consumption in the world is going over the next 25 years... Read more |
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Keystone XL, Clean Water and Democracy
Post by Sandra Postel • November 22, 2011
In today's economy, job creation trumps just about everything. But for Nebraskans, at least one thing ranks higher — and that's protecting their precious water sources. They know, as we all should, that ample clean water is crucial... Read more |
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Islands in an Expanding Sea
Address by Richard Heinberg • November 21, 2011
The following is the text of an address by Richard Heinberg to the Moana Nui Conference in Honolulu, November 12, 2011. Honolulu was concurrently hosting the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference... Read more |
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What Do We Stand For?
Post by Asher Miller • November 18, 2011
You know what PCI is against: willful ignorance and gluttony. But people also ask, what do we stand for? Fair question. Here's the short answer: *ENERGY LITERACY *CONSERVATION *RESILIENCE *RELOCALIZATION *FAMILY PLANNING *BEAUTY *BIODIVERSITY... Read more |
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Canadian Gas Exports Threaten Energy Security
Article by David Hughes • November 11, 2011
Natural gas has been hyped of late as a way to reduce carbon emissions and reliance on oil and coal in business-as-usual growth scenarios. Much of this speculation rests on new technology to produce gas... Read more |
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We won. You won.
Post by Bill McKibben • November 11, 2011
Dear Friends, The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that we've been fighting for months has been effectively killed. The President didn't outright reject the Keystone XL pipeline permit, but...most analysts agree: the pipeline will never get built... Read more |
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Sixty years of Orwellian "nukespeak"
Post by Daniel Lerch • November 3, 2011
Of all the energy sources we rely on, none has been the subject of such optimism—and fear—than nuclear power. Reactor in Shippingport (Pennsylvania) Atomic Power Station, 1957.The biggest elephant in the nuclear room is... Read more |
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Oil Puts the Squeeze on the Economy
Video interview with Chris Martenson • November 1, 2011
This turbulent, troubled global economy is precisely what Chris Martenson predicted in early 2010, "When Exponential Meets Reality" (episode 166). He asserts that we can no longer look at the economy without factoring in the terminal decline of its master resource — oil. .... Watch |
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Seven Billion: What Does it Mean?
Interview with Bill Ryerson • November 1, 2011
On October 31st, the UN Population Division has predicted the planet will see its 7 billionth person. In advance of that event, UN Dispatch spoke to William Ryerson about what that kind of population growth means. He's well placed to answer the question... Read more |
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the end of growth
fellows and advisers in the press
energy bulletin highlights
Below is a selection of recent articles and media appearing on Energy Bulletin.
energy bulletin featured articles
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"Demand-side" economics and the liberal denial of reality
by Erik Lindberg, Transition Milwaukee
When, after 9-11, George Bush told us to "go shopping" he in fact demonstrated a correct understanding of mainstream economics, liberal and conservative alike. As all economists know, a decline in consumer spending...Read more |
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Don't Panic!
by Catriona Ross, Transition Network
Panic can render the most technically competent people helpless. This observation came from a wise and seasoned teacher of mountain navigation. 'If in doubt, stop in your tracks, stand still and breathe,' he advised...Read more |
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Planting our perennial future: Corn trees, oil bushes, potato thickets, & sweater swards
by Dan Allen , Energy Bulletin
The current industrial model of US agriculture is economically, energetically, and ecologically doomed. Any hope for a livable future requires that we accelerate the creation of resilient, ecologically-viable... Read more |
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The upcoming transition away from a fossil-fuel based society: David Holmgren talks strategy
by Luke Miller Callahan GroAction
How do we move away from a fossil-fuel based society? David Holmgren, ecological design engineer and co-originator of the term "Permaculture" joins me... Watch |
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Monday Mayhem: Occupy Wall Street on Common Sense and Equal Time Radio
by Rob Roper and Carl Etnier Equal Time Radio
It's another edition of Monday Mayhem, where talk radio hosts Rob Roper and Carl Etnier are guests on each others' shows. Roper hosts Common Sense Radio on WDEV, Waterbury, Vermont... Listen |
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Charles Eisenstein on growing "the bright side of the Force"
by Øyvind Holmstad Permaliv
Charles Eisenstein, the author of Sacred Economics, gave this inspiring talk to Occupy Wall Street, which is actually about growing "the bright side of the force"... Listen |
transition US update
A monthly update from the US regional hub of the international Transition movement.
 In many #Occupy gatherings in cities across the country, people are gathering for teach-ins and sharing skills to build this movement. Here is a digest of some of the articles and resources that we've found insightful in thinking about how we can be bold in our next steps and combine our Transition thinking with this new surge of momentum around change.
On February 14, we'll be hosting a special conversation on the topic: Tough Talks in Transition. Join this call to get strategies for engaging in challenging conversations with grace and a sense of play. Learn all the details and register online.
We're also excited about the release of the film Growthbusters, which recently premiered with Transition folks in Colorado, San Francisco Bay Area. The film features members of the Transition US team: Trathen Heckman, Dave Room & Carolyne Stayton - all talking about Transition and building community resilience. Check out the trailer here.
Catch up on all the recent stories from Transition Initiatives across the country, including a new project, Quakers in Transition in New England, and Vandana Shiva's visit with Transition Westchester, Los Angeles. More recent stories here. |
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events
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 The End of Growth - Mendocino Coast Transition Towns
December 1, 2011, Mendocino, CA
The End Of Economic Growth & What It Means For Mendocino County, a presentation and discussion with Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg, author of the The End Of Growth, will take place Thursday 1 December 2011 at 7PM...
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 Richard Heinberg at Keplars
December 8, 2011, Menlo Park, CA
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg will present his new book The End of Growth. Members get in FREE! General Admission requires purchase of event book OR a $10 gift card (admits 2)...
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 Peak Oil or Climate Emergency? — We know we're in Big Trouble. But What Kind Exactly? An actual debate
December 15, 2011, Berkeley, CA
Bay Localize' Dave Room will moderate an actual debate between Richard Heinberg, peak oil theorist and author of the new book The End of Growth and Earth Island's Tom Athanasiou project director of Eco-Equity, global climate justice researcher, author of Divided Planet: The Ecology of Rich and Poor...
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 'Peak Oil' with Richard Heinberg
January 26, 2011, Salt Spring Island, Canada
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg will present at this event organised by Transition Salt Spring and SS Conservancy....
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Image credit: Prairie Irrigation near Hebron, Nebraska — cc/George Thomas
Image credit: Enhanced space view of Hawaiian islands — NASA
Image credit: Training for Transition in Sautee, Georgia — Transition US |
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