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Our Fellows, Advisors, Board and staff weigh in on the top issues of the day.
There's carbon in them thar roots! Just as San Francisco has made commercial and residential composting mandatory and other cities are considering doing so, a worldchanging application for … >>
[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 … >>
A few people have been in touch to ask whether, in the light of the recent illegal hacking into UEA’s emails, and the proposition by climate deniers that some of the emails that have … >>
[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 … >>
What will the impacts be of the Dubai credit crisis on Masdar City, the famous living sustainability lab being built in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), with the goal of being a zero-net … >>
Ok, I made that up. But having the President of the American Petroleum Institute serve as the guest panelist for a forum on Capitol Hill called "Climate and Energy Policy: Moving?" isn't … >>
Mumbai flooding after 2006 deluge Leading up to President Obama welcoming India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the first official State Dinner of his presidency at the White House, The Bay … >>
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 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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