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Too Hot Not to Notice?
Bill McKibben May 03, 2012
The Williams River was so languid and lovely last Saturday morning that it was almost impossible to imagine the violence with which it must have been running on August 28, 2011. And yet the … >>
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Catch up on the latest expert post-carbon thinking with these articles by our Fellows and Advisors, published by Post Carbon Institute and other institutions.
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Local Dollars, Local Sense: The Hidden Power of Cooperatives
Michael Shuman Apr 27, 2012
A group of scholars at the University of Wisconsin recently counted nearly 30,000 cooperatives in the United States operating at 73,000 locations. The vast majority are consumer cooperatives, … >>
Interview with Rob Hopkins on In Transition 2.0
Rob Hopkins Apr 24, 2012
Jonny Gordon-Farleigh from STIR interviews Rob Hopkins To mark the release of In Transition 2.0 — an inspirational film about communities printing their own money, growing food, … >>
The Fight of the Century
Richard Heinberg Feb 16, 2012
As economies contract, a global popular uprising confronts power elites over access to the essentials of human existence. What are the underlying dynamics of the conflict, and how is it likely to … >>
5 Ways to Make Your Dollars Make Sense
Michael Shuman Feb 15, 2012
Americans’ long-term savings in stocks, bonds, pension, life insurance, and mutual funds total about $30 trillion. But not even 1 percent of these savings touches local small businesses, the source of half the economy’s jobs and output. ... >>
Armed with naïvete
Bill McKibben Jan 05, 2012
My resolution for 2012 is to be naïve -- dangerously naïve. I’m aware that the usual recipe for political effectiveness is just the opposite: to be cynical, calculating, an … >>
YOU ARE HERE: The Oil Journey Presentation
Asher Miller Dec 21, 2011
YOU ARE HERE: THE OIL JOURNEY Thanks to your support, we have just completed "You Are Here: The Oil Journey." This is a customizable presentation *you* can use to … >>
A Conversation With Rob Hopkins, Transition Movement Founder
Rob Hopkins Dec 05, 2011
[Excerpt]: After years of studying and then teaching permaculture and natural building, Rob Hopkins helped to establish the Transition movement, which has been called "the biggest urban … >>
What We Are For
Richard Heinberg Nov 17, 2011
Every activist engaged in combating human-caused climate change or specific elements of the current energy economy knows that the work is primarily oppositional. It could hardly be … >>
The Next Step in Sustainable Building: the Passive House
Eugene R. "Pat" Murphy Oct 05, 2011
A 'POST CARBON READER' BONUS WEB ARTICLE: Every use of energy is now under review, and we are finding that the greatest generators of carbon dioxide are not automobiles and airplanes, but buildings. As a result, developers, architects, and planners are looking for ways to build structures that use significantly less energy than even the top-rated "green" buildings of today. ... >>
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