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Our Fellows, Advisors, Board and staff weigh in on the top issues of the day on the Post Carbon Institute blog.
As the subtitle of Richard Heinberg's book Peak Everything says, the world is waking up to "the century of declines." And we're not just talking about peak oil. We're talking top soil... … >>
In general it may be true that if we were willing - and in some cases able - to pay more for food, then some serious problems with our food system might be solved. The same may be said of our … >>
I hope I'm not speaking wildly out of place when I say that most of us have become somewhat inured to a certain level of absurdity in the political discourse that takes place during peak … >>
My wife Janet and I have spent the past two days canning fruit. We’re also preserving fruit with a solar food dryer. We’ve been planning for a post-carbon food system for eight years … >>
Just when America needs to invest trillions in new energy and public transport infrastructure, the means for making such investments are disappearing. Trillions may vanish as a result of the … >>
Barack Obama is proposing that Americans receive another tax rebate—this one in the amount of $1000 to offset the rising price of gasoline and to counter the accelerating slide of the US … >>
Over on www.theoildrum.com today there is fantastic article by Cutler Cleveland called “10 Fundamental Principles of Net Energy Analysis.” Cutler is one of the world’s very few … >>
Over at the California Planning & Development Report web site, Bill Fulton posted a question that I--and many of my friends and colleagues working on climate change--have been wrestling with … >>
Two weeks ago, oil was soaring toward $150 a barrel; now it’s nosediving to $120 and may even see $100 again. Peak Oil? Humbug! Problem solved. The market works after all. Not so fast. I … >>
An article today in the Financial Post, Oil Sands Get Nod from U.S. Anti-Poverty Group, underscores the need for more energy education. The article presents the views of a newly-formed … >>
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