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The Crash Course
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] 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 … >>
Post Carbon Fellow Bill Rees recently deliver the keynote address at the Resilient Cities Conference in Vancouver. This esisode of Radio Ecoshcok features Bill's full speech. It is followed by a … >>
Resilience Thinking. Why ‘resilience thinking’ is a crucial missing piece of the climate-change jigsaw and why resilience is a more useful concept than sustainability: by Post Carbon Fellow and Transition Town founder Rob Hopkins. Reprinted with permission from Resurgence Magazine. Original article can be found here. ... >>
The unchecked trend of US exurbanization was one of the major factors setting off the beginning of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, according to a new research paper published by … >>
[Except] David Orr is in high demand -- and in typically high gear. He's professor of Environmental Studies and Politics and adviser to the president of Oberlin College, but also teaches at the … >>
[Excerpt] A new report has been added to the growing list of studies dealing with the issue of when world oil production will peak. Earlier this month the UK's Energy Research Centre released a … >>
I recently attended and presented at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) conference in Denver. The entire summary of everything I heard boils down to this: We are already … >>
From Mt. Everest to the Maldives, people worldwide are turning an arcane number into a movement for a stable climate. Bill McKibben asks: Will you join them? Let’s say you occasionally … >>
The boldest move by a US city to remake its transportation system occurred five years ago, when Denver metro area voters in 31 communities committed $4.7 billion in sales tax funding for its … >>
I’m happy to have the opportunity to spend the next few minutes sharing some personal thoughts on the subjects that bring us together for this excellent event—thoughts based on my … >>
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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