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As Publications Director of Post Carbon Institute, Daniel is the lead editor and manager of the Institute's major print publications, including: The ENERGY Reader (2012), the four-book Community Resilience Guide series (2012-13), a report series on shale gas production (2011, 2013), and The Post Carbon Reader (2010), a sixteen-author compilation on our interconnected sustainability crises. He is also the author of Post Carbon Cities (2007), the first major local government guidebook on the end of cheap oil.
Daniel has presented to professional, government, and public audiences across the United States, as well as in Canada and Europe. He has been interviewed in numerous radio, video, and print outlets, and has been quoted in major publications including The New York Times and Business Week. He has a Master of Urban Studies from Portland State University in Oregon, and has worked with urban sustainability and planning issues for over fifteen years in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Great Decisions - February 3, 2012 - Energy Geopolitics: Daniel Lerch from World Affairs Council of Oregon on Vimeo.
Against the backdrop of European crisis and and high U.S. unemployment, what does the changing energy landscape mean for national and global economies in 2012? Daniel Lerch presents as part of the Great Decisions Series of the World Affairs Council of Oregon, February 2012.
Peak oil and climate change dictate that we get society off fossil fuels, fast. But wind, solar, biofuels, hydropower each have major drawbacks compared to the versatility, ubiquity, and energy content of fossil fuels. It's … >>
by Kyle Curtis A primer about everything that's wrong in the world- and what you can do to fix it. Let’s make this clear from the beginning: The Post Carbon Reader is not an easy read. Indeed, if … >>
EXCERPT: There are currently no viable substitutes for oil at current rates of consumption. Although alternatives to oil do exist for many of its uses, they are generally vastly inferior to oil in their energy … >>
Edited by Tom Butler, Daniel Lerch, and George Wuerthner. What magic, or monster, lurks behind the light switch and the gas pump? Where does the seemingly limitless energy that fuels modern society come from? From … >>
Post Carbon Program Director Daniel Lerch was quoted in this post about four Portland women involved in the Keystone XL protest at the White House. From the article: "All sorts of people are opposed to this pipeline, … >>
Yes, there's still oil in the ground. We just can't afford it. In broad terms, the peak oil analysts were right. But the fossil fuel industry is winning the PR battle.
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