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Between them, our Fellows have published over 50 books on critical issues like energy, water, climate change, economics, health, and more. Many have received awards, and some have been bestsellers.We've included a description of each, along with a link to purchase them from your local independent bookseller (in the US and Canada).

Below are some of our Fellows' most recent books, as well as other items published by Post Carbon Institute and/or our partners which you may find of interest.

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Local Dollars, Local Sense

Michael Shuman   February 2012

Americans’ long-term savings in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, pension funds, and life insurance funds total about $30 trillion. But not …
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The Post Carbon Reader

Peter Whybrow Richard Gilbert Daniel Lerch Richard Heinberg Anthony Perl Bill McKibben Bill Sheehan Brian Schwartz Chris Martenson Cindy Parker David Fridley David Hughes David Orr Erika Allen Gloria Flora Hillary Brown John Kaufmann Joshua Farley Michael Bomford Michael Shuman Richard Douthwaite Rob Hopkins Sandra Postel Stephanie Mills Tom Whipple Warren Karlenzig Wes Jackson William Rees William Ryerson Zenobia Barlow Asher Miller   

How do population, water, energy, food, and climate issues impact one another? What can we do to address one problem without making the …
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The End of Growth

Richard Heinberg   August 2011

Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under …
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The Transition Companion

Rob Hopkins   October 2011

The Transition Companion draws on over three years’ experience of the worldwide Transition movement and gives a new, easily …
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The NEW Oil Age Poster (Dec 2010)

SF Infomatics   2011

This is the newly updated December 2010 edition of The Oil Age Poster. Oil forms the basis of our industrial age, powering everything we know …
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Local Dollars, Local Sense

In Local Dollars, Local Sense, local economy pioneer Michael Shuman shows investors, including the nearly 99% who are unaccredited, how to put their money into building local businesses and resilient regional economies—and profit in the process. A revolutionary toolbox for social change...

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PCI has gathered 29 of the world's leading experts on a wide range of interdependent social and scientific issues.

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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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