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POWER FROM THE PEOPLE
Daniel Lerch Sep 4, 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 … >>
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Moral Failing
Daniel Lerch Jul 16, 2012
With the national weather maps pinker than a Barbie® SUV, more Americans are grudgingly accepting that climate change is for real, that it's largely caused by humans, and that it's a … >>
'The Post Carbon Reader' at one year old
Daniel Lerch Dec 9, 2011
One year ago we released our flagship publication, The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises. 10,000 copies later, here's a look back at why we wrote the book, and who's reading it. ... >>
Sixty years of Orwellian "nukespeak"
Daniel Lerch Nov 3, 2011
In 1982, Sierra Club released Nukespeak, a groundbreaking book on how nuclear power had been sold to the public through a quite deliberate reframing of its unsavory details. The new 30th anniversary edition, updated for Fukushima, shows how little has changed. ... >>
Is #OccupyWallStreet the Millennial Generation's WTO?
Daniel Lerch Oct 14, 2011
There are now tens of thousands of so-called Millenials who—for likely the first time ever—are having the life-changing experience of standing up and demanding change, of marching in the streets, of getting beat on and pepper-sprayed by the police, of getting misportrayed and villified by the media,... and of coming back and keeping at it, and seeing their actions pay off. ... >>
Choose the title of our next book!
Daniel Lerch Sep 13, 2011
Last week we asked for suggestions for the title our our next book, an easy-to-read guide by PCI Fellow Michael Shuman about investing your money locally. And you responded! ... >>
International Energy Agency Whistleblowers: We're Running Out of Oil
Daniel Lerch Nov 10, 2009
Two whistleblowers inside the International Energy Agency (IEA) — the official energy analysis body of the world's industrialized countries — have claimed that the United States has been pressuring the IEA to make the global oil situation situation appear rosier than it is. ... >>
Another Bold Move in Portland
Daniel Lerch Aug 14, 2009 1 comments
When we moved the Post Carbon Cities office to downtown Portland I was thrilled to get a bird's-eye view of the downtown streetcar, the first new streetcar line built in the US since World War II. … >>
A New Game
Daniel Lerch Feb 9, 2009 4 comments
The post-World War II economy has experienced its share of crises, from the oil shocks and "stagflation" of the 1970s to the Asian financial crisis and "dot-com" bust of more … >>
Peak Oil Still Relevant? More Than Ever.
Daniel Lerch Dec 4, 2008 4 comments
Before the Thanksgiving holiday we got an email from William M., a reader of our newsletter, asking, "Why if oil supply is decreasing and demand is increasing is the price collapsing? What is … >>
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