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Teaser: Fellow Michael Bomford tests assertions about companion planting to find new efficiencies in polycrop agriculture. Abstract of article by Fellow Michael Bomford, … >>
[This is an EXCERPT: read the whole article here] The awareness that humans could alter the climate of Earth has dawned slowly on our consciousness. In 1896, Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius … >>
Teaser: At the Transition Network conference, Richard Heinberg gave an online presentation looking at the concept of Emergenc At the Transition Network conference, Richard … >>
Teaser: Fellow William Rees: "there can be no solution to the sustainability conundrum" until we face our essential flaws. Fellow William Rees writes in The Mark: … >>
Hi. My job is trying to save the world, and I’d like to tell you a little about my line of work. First, it’s a job I enjoy. I get to feel good about what I do, and I meet a lot of … >>
Recent travels have taken me to Las Vegas, New Orleans, and of course my home city, Santa Rosa, California. The economies of these places are faring quite differently. House prices in Las Vegas … >>
When penning his stinging rebuke of biochar and all who support it, George Monbiot not only threw out the baby with the bath water but blew up the bathroom just to ensure no one ever considered … >>
My son is three and, true to his age, a handful. His favorite thing these days seems to be calling me or his mom stupid, just to see the steam come out of my ears. He's clearly discovered a power … >>
There's been a lot of news in recent weeks about a legislative method in the US Senate—ironically called "reconciliation"—that would allow a contentious budget bill to be … >>
Teaser: Fellow Anthony Perl talks with Vancouver Magazine about the state of the city's transportation planning. Fellow Anthony Perl spoke with Vancouver Magazine's John Burns about … >>
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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