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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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Rebuilding the Foodshed

Philip Ackerman-Leist   February 2013

Droves of people have turned to local food as a way to retreat from our broken industrial food system. From rural outposts to city streets, …
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Power from the People

Greg Pahl   August 2012

More than ninety percent of the electricity we use to light our communities, and nearly all the energy we use to run our cars, heat our …
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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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ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth

Daniel Lerch Richard Heinberg Bill McKibben David Fridley David Hughes Gloria Flora Wes Jackson   October 2012

Edited by Tom Butler and George Wuerthner, Introduction by Richard Heinberg. 

ENERGY takes an unflinching look at the …
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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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Rebuilding the Foodshed

In Rebuilding the Foodshed Philip Ackerman-Leist refocuses the local-food lens on the broad issue of rebuilding regional food systems that can replace the destructive aspects of industrial agriculture, meet food demands affordably and sustainably, and be resilient enough to endure potentially rough times ahead.

 

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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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