Health care reform. U.S. and UK governments acknowledge Peak Oil. Right-wing message master Luntz goes green.
March 2010 will go down at PCI as the Month of the Highly Improbable. It was a month that also saw the Institute engage with partners like never before. New alliances with government, business and NGO partners have put us at the front lines of the effort to create a more resilient, equitable world. Thanks to your passion and input, we're helping to make turning the improbable into widespread reality a routine affair.
post carbon exchange #1
This month saw the launch of our new Post Carbon Exchange, a series which will see our Fellows and experts speaking one to one about the issues facing us and responses to them.
Richard Heinberg in conversation with Lester Brown
 In this premier Post Carbon Exchange, Post Carbon Institute Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg talks with Lester Brown, Founder of the Earth Policy Institute, about hopeful developments in alternative energy, as well as the importance of Brown's updated path toward a sustainable future, "Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization"... View video |
latest publications and media
Read, watch or listen to the latest content by our Fellows, Board and Staff anytime on our website. Here are some selections from the last month:
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Quacks like a duck...
Post by Richard Heinberg • March 10, 2010
According to an article in Le Monde on March 25, the US Department of Energy "admits that 'a chance exists that we may experience a decline' of world liquid fuels production between 2011 and 2015... Read more |
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Are Americans Facing Reality About Water?
Interview with Sandra Postel • March 10, 2010
Celebrating Water Week 2010, Post Carbon Institute Fellow Sandra Postel discusses what the American population needs to know, sooner rather than later, about looming water scarcities... View video |
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Fear and Loathing in Ohio
Post by Asher Miller • March 26, 2010
The passage of health care reform legislation in the House of Representatives last weekend was met with such a crescendo of hyperbole and vitriol... Read more |
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Government 'Peak Oil Summit' Starts the Process of Government Acknowledging Peak Oil?
Post by Rob Hopkins • March 24, 2010
On Monday Peter Lipman and I represented Transition Network at an event which could potentially be the day people look back to as the day when the UK government finally started to 'get' peak oil... Read more |
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It's time to deal with Peak Oil
Post by Richard Heinberg • March 19, 2010
The "Peak Oil" concept — that the world's petroleum-production rate will soon reach its maximum... Read more |
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An Interview with David Orr, author of 'Down to the Wire'
Post by Rob Hopkins • March 18, 2010
David Orr was in the UK recently, and the two of us were part of a panel at an event organised by the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment... Read more |
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The Emergence of an Unlikely Eco-Hero: Frank Luntz' "Manifesto for a Sturdy, Stable and Robust New America"
Post by Tod Brilliant • March 17, 2010
In January of this year, American political consultant Dr. Frank Luntz released a 17-page talking points memo... Read more |
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Changing the Conversation by Making it Safe to Have the Conversation
Post by Ken White • March 12, 2010
One of foundational challenges of any social movement is "changing the conversation." That is, transforming an existing paradigm... Read more |
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Getting to work in 2010: Our new plans...
Post by Bill McKibben • March 12, 2010
Dear Friends, Well, no one said it was going to be easy. Last year, thanks to many of you, we built up enormous momentum... Read more |
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Getting the Story Right
Post by Chris Martenson • March 11, 2010
Now that I have returned from my UK trip, where I had the opportunity to present the main story of the Crash Course at the Parliament... Read more |
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The Softer Side of Sustainability
Post by Zenobia Barlow • March 8, 2010
One reason I like to host seminars at the Center for Ecoliteracy is that you never know who is going to show up... Read more |
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Life After Growth
Article by Richard Heinberg • March 3, 2010
In 2008 the U.S. economy tripped down a steep, rocky slope. Employment levels plummeted; so did purchases of autos and other consumer goods... Read more |
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your stories
Read our favorite story of resilience for this month, submitted by readers like you. Read more stories on our website. Submit your story.
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Community Weatherization: A new kind of "barn-raising"
Story by Audrey Schulman
Even through the rain, people continued to arrive. They crowded into the garage carrying saws and hammers, with tool belts strapped on. So many more people than I'd expected.
They were here to fight climate change... Read more |
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fellows and staff 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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Towards Local Democracy
by Marcin Gerwin, The Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
It's been more than a year since we've started our initiative in Sopot, Poland. It has the same aim as the Transition initiatives, however we have decided to focus on local democracy first... Read more |
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The Activist - Spiritual Divide
by Andrew MacDonald, Radical Relocalization
Can we bridge the divide between the activist and the interior / personal side of ourselves? I think we'll need to if we're to deal with the intense challenges we now face.The intense challenges are the steps in the transition to a low-carbon future, steps we must collectively take, willingly or no... Read more |
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The Festival of Life in the Cracks
by Myra Eddy, These New Old Traditions
Weeds growing up through the cracks in the pavement is a fractal assertion of life revealing itself through the cracks of civilization. My neighborhood is indicative of that, and this year's Festival of Life in the Cracks...Read more |
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The Local Food and Farming Revolution
by Michael Brownlee, Transition Times
Before I get into the presentation, a few words about where I'm coming from. As it happens, I grew up in a little farming community in northeastern Colorado—Yuma—where my family owned the local drug store...Read more |
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Deconstructing Dinner: Collapse of honey bees on Vancouver Island/Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery
by Jon Steinman, Deconstructing Dinner
We examine the latest setback in the ongoing struggle to maintain healthy honey bee populations around the world. Every winter honey bee farmers hope that come spring... Listen |
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Peak Moment 165: Finding Excitement Creating a Life-Sustaining Society
by Yuba Gals Independent Media, Peak Moment Television
Lavender farmer Dana Illo and her partner Catherine Johnson will infect you with enthusiasm. They've turned their... View media |
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Collaboratively We Are Really, Really Smart
by Kris Can, kriscan.com
KrisCan talks with designer Ken Eklund, the creator of World Without Oil, an online game that dealt with the first 32 weeks of a global oil crisis where players were encouraged to contribute stories... View media |
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transition US update
A monthly update from the US regional hub of the international Transition movement.
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 For an at-a-glance look at what's keeping Transition Initiatives busy across the country and around the world from trainings to cycling tours to seed swaps, read the March Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition. Some recent stories include a peek at Transition Whatcom's Great Unleashing and the launch of the 350 Garden Challenge.
Sit down with a cup of tea and enjoy our third installment of the Transition Videos Digest or read the Lexicon of Change: The Rise of Transition Culture by Judith Schwartz.
Transition US was pleased to join the campaign FOUR YEARS. GO. that launched this month. It is not just another organization. It is a growing coalition of organizations and individuals with deep commitments to producing a transformational shift for humanity within the next four years.
For more news on Transition Initiatives, projects and resources, check out our monthly Transition US Newsletter (subscribe). Browse the calendar for all upcoming online workshops and trainings.
Photo: Transition Whatcom members, 2010, see original.
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events
View our events calendar
 Nature, Climate Change, and the Problem of Agriculture
April 7, 2010, Traverse City, MI
Post Carbon Fellow, founder and president of The Land Institute Wes Jackson presented by Michigan Land Use Institute, The Grand Vision and the Food & Farming Network. This event has free entry.
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 The Progressive Club of Healdsburg High - Celebration of Earth Day
April 17, 2010, Healdsburg, CA
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg will speak at this event which also includes local bands and speakers. |
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 Building a Sustainable SouthCoast - A Regional Conference on Sustainability
April 27, 2010, Fall River, MA
This event will address the sustainability issues facing Southeastern Massachusetts. The morning session covers Building Sustainable Communities, the afternoon is on Building Sustainable Businesses. Between sessions all attendees are invited to hear a presentation by Richard Heinberg.
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 Schooling for Sustainability: Making Teaching and Learning Come Alive
June 23—25, 2010, Berkeley, CA
Post Carbon Fellow Zenobia Barlow is the executive director and cofounder of the Center for Ecoliteracy. The seminar is an opportunity to learn about the growing schooling for sustainability movement.
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