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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.
[Excerpt] In the lead-up to Copenhagen, the Canadian government's (non)policy on global warming borders on the criminally negligent. This may seem to be an outrageous assertion, particularly to … >>
[Excerpt] Twelve years ago in Kyoto, the world was poised to act on a climate treaty but looked for a clear signal from the United States. Now, with the Copenhagen talks set to begin, … >>
It is looking like the course of China's economy will have a lot more to do with your life and lifestyle over the next year or so than you had ever imagined possible. The logic behind this … >>
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 … >>
It went on for weeks before it became world news. On August 21, an offshore oil drilling platform in the Timor Sea, northwest of Australia, began to leak hundreds of barrels of oil a day from a … >>
In the wake of the highest unemployment rate in 25 years, the Roosevelt Institute asked historians, economists and other public thinkers to reflect on the lessons of the New Deal and explore … >>
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 … >>
[Excerpt] Madison residents love their farmers' markets, windmills, rural health cooperatives, credit unions and hundreds of other green businesses, appreciating how they simultaneously … >>
There has always been a warm spot in the hearts of those of us following the peak oil story for Scientific America - the magazine that in 1998 published the seminal article by Colin Campbell and … >>
[Excerpt] Last week oil broke out of a months-long trading range and surged to $82 a barrel. For many of us who remember $140 oil from the summer of '08 this might not sound impressive until … >>
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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