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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.
Silly me. Here I had thought that world leaders would want to keep their nations from collapsing. They must be working hard to prevent currency collapse, financial system collapse, food system … >>
I was speaking today with a mom at my sons' school. She was concerned about a teacher who was doing such a poor job that even his students were complaining that they weren't learning enough. … >>
Last night (Tuesday January 26th, 2010) I gave a talk at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco to a sold-out audience. The crowd was excellent and I was thrilled to have the chance to deliver our … >>
Last weekend, one of the more out of the ordinary meetings in recent memory took place out in Berkeley where some 30 people gathered to begin planning for the world's transition from the … >>
[Excerpt] It's time to connect the headlines between persistent unemployment in the United States and growing food insecurity. The next Obama stimulus package should focus on how local food can … >>
Note: This is my second post based on a portion of my presentations at the recent Association for the Study of Peak Oil conference in Denver. The first post is here. Go to the ASPO web site for … >>
For Queen Elizabeth, 1992, the year Windsor Palace caught on fire and several of her kids separated, was a an annus horribilis, for the rest of us the coming year may well turn out to be horrible … >>
When he returns from Copenhagen, rather than going to Washington, the President should set his sights toward the northwest and make a quick trip to the distant city of Portland, Oregon. Surely, Obama remembers that historic meeting at the crossroads of the primary when thousands of cyclists greeted his pronouncement that the "new energy economy has arrived." ... >>
It was the pivotal international conference of the new century. Tens of thousands showed up, including heads of state, officials at all levels of government, representatives of environmental … >>
So many "best of" lists, so little time. But here’s one list that will leave you wanting more: more positive change, more sustainability, more resilience, more equity. ... >>
Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg addresses the question of whether any combination of known energy sources can successfully supply society’s energy needs at least up to the year 2100.
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