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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.
By Ellie Winninghoff PCI Board Member Jason Bradford leads the farmland management program at Farmland LP. While farmland is a hot alternative vehicle among institutional investors like Harvard … >>
Single-minded pursuit of local food, without consideration of the bigger picture, can actually make things worse from an energy perspective. ... >>
In Europe and North America, eating fresh perishable produce out of season usually means hauling it in refrigerated containers from regions where it’s in season, or growing it locally in … >>
Ireland: Dublin at night (top); Irish whiskey, drystone wall, potato field (bottom) Ireland and Kentucky have a surprising amount in common, but they’re charting very different courses … >>
You might expect the Renewable Fuel Association to deal with fuel that’s mostly renewable. It doesn’t. The Renewable Fuel Association is the US ethanol industry’s national trade … >>
In 2005 the US Department of the Environment and the US Department of Agriculture released an influential report claiming that by 2030 US farms could produce almost a billion tons of biomass for … >>
A new study of the global potential for wind-generated electricity (Lu et al. 2009) concludes that windmills can meet the world’s energy demand with plenty of power to spare. The open … >>
Teaser: Fellow Michael Bomford tests assertions about companion planting to find new efficiencies in polycrop agriculture. Abstract of article by Fellow Michael Bomford, … >>
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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what is pci?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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