Daniel Lerch

Publications Director

Communities, Government

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As Publications Director of Post Carbon Institute, Daniel is the lead editor and manager of the Institute's major print publications, including: The ENERGY Reader (2012), the four-book Community Resilience Guide series (2012-13), a report series on shale gas production (2011, 2013), and The Post Carbon Reader (2010), a sixteen-author compilation on our interconnected sustainability crises. He is also the author of Post Carbon Cities (2007), the first major local government guidebook on the end of cheap oil.

Daniel has presented to professional, government, and public audiences across the United States, as well as in Canada and Europe. He has been interviewed in numerous radio, video, and print outlets, and has been quoted in major publications including The New York Times and Business Week. He has a Master of Urban Studies from Portland State University in Oregon, and has worked with urban sustainability and planning issues for over fifteen years in the public, private and non-profit sectors.

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Energy Geopolitics: Daniel Lerch

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Against the backdrop of European crisis and and high U.S. unemployment, what does the changing energy landscape mean for national and global economies in 2012? Daniel Lerch presents as part of the Great Decisions Series of the World Affairs Council of Oregon, February 2012.

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Local Self-Sufficiency – Resilience, Transition and Simplicity

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This week we talk about a movement that’s growing across the globe in response to the impact of how we humans are trashing the planet. Whether it’s our use of petrochemicals or the consequence of some of our food production practices or our insatiable appetite for stuff, we are consuming more resources than earth can provide.

Latest Publications

POWER FROM THE PEOPLE

Daniel Lerch    Sep 04, 2012   

Peak oil and climate change dictate that we get society off fossil fuels, fast. But wind, solar, biofuels, hydropower each have major drawbacks compared to the versatility, ubiquity, and energy content of fossil fuels. It's … >>

Book Review: The Post Carbon Reader (Daniel Lerch interview)

Daniel Lerch    Jan 04, 2012   

by Kyle Curtis A primer about everything that's wrong in the world- and what you can do to fix it.   Let’s make this clear from the beginning: The Post Carbon Reader is not an easy read. Indeed, if … >>

ENERGY: Making Sense of Peak Oil and Energy Uncertainty

Daniel Lerch    Jun 28, 2011   

EXCERPT: There are currently no viable substitutes for oil at current rates of consumption.  Although alternatives to oil do exist for many of its uses, they are generally vastly inferior to oil in their energy … >>

The ENERGY Reader

Daniel Lerch

Edited by Tom Butler, Daniel Lerch, and George Wuerthner.  What magic, or monster, lurks behind the light switch and the gas pump? Where does the seemingly limitless energy that fuels modern society come from? From … >>

press coverage

Lerch quoted at BlueOregon

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Post Carbon Program Director Daniel Lerch was quoted in this post about four Portland women involved in the Keystone XL protest at the White House. From the article: "All sorts of people are opposed to this pipeline, … >>