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Asher became the Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute in October 2008, after having served as the manager of our former Relocalization Network program. He's worked in the nonprofit sector since 1996 in various capacities. Prior to joining Post Carbon Institute, Asher founded Climate Changers, an organization that inspires people to reduce their impact on the climate by focusing on simple and achievable actions anyone can take. Some of his previous roles include:
Asher has served as a consultant to a number of other nonprofit organizations, including Just Think and Okizu Foundation. He currently serves on the boards of Transition United States and Listening for a Change, and on the Advisory Board of ErthNxt. He recently served as a member of Senator John Edwards' Cleantech / Green Business Advisory Committee. Asher was born in the Netherlands, and has lived in Israel, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Connecticut, Colorado, and California. He currently lives in Santa Rosa, California with his wife and three year old son. Asher received his B.A. in Creative Writing from The Colorado College.
Post Carbon Fellow Bill McKibben and Executive Director Asher Miller discuss Bill's sobering assessment of life on earth as presented in his brand new book Eaarth. Bill also provides an update on the efforts of his 350.org campaign.
Asher Miller Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute and board member of Transition United States and Listening for a Change, joins ZOOM’D to explore the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and what it teaches us about resilience—as individuals, communities, businesses, and governments. Beginning with spill scenarios and worst-case possibilities, Asher examines implications for clean-energy policy with a view toward the future and the interconnected issues that surround energy, the environment, and the economy. Asher brings to the forefront the important role that Post Carbon Institute is playing to provide crucial resources and understanding to the world about the crises that will define the twenty-first century. Post Carbon Institute has gathered 28 of the world’s leading experts to point the way toward systems-oriented, interdisciplinary, and collaborative approaches of transitioning to new ways of living.
There's a lot to digest in Michael Lewis' The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine but I was particularly struck by a passage at the very end of the book, which I think aptly describes one of the major obstacles to … >>
[Excerpt] For decades now, California has led the country in environmental protection, passing legislation that's often set the benchmark for national policy. But this, like all tides, can flow in two directions. A pair … >>
Post Carbon Executive Director Asher Miller was interviewed about the Institute's recent open letter to President Obama. To endorse the letter please add your comment. From the interview: "Business as usual is really no … >>
Post Carbon Fellow Bill McKibben and Executive Director Asher Miller discuss Bill's new book Eaarth, and the 350.org campaign.
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what is pci?Founded in 2003, Post Carbon Institute is leading the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world. The Institute has gathered 29 of the world's leading experts on a wide range of interdependent social and scientific issues.
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