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Many of us wonder about what we can do right now to in the face of climate change, peak fossil fuels and the other big challenges of this century. The fact is, taking action—whether it's starting a new community undertaking or breaking old personal habits—is far easier with a litte inspiration. Fortunately, inspiration is all around us in the form of people committed to reducing their impact and leading simpler, smarter, better lives.
The personal stories collected here are sent to us by members of the Post Carbon Institute community. Take a look. Get inspired. Take action!
If you'd like to share your actions with the rest of us, we'd love to hear it. Every month, we also feature selected stories in our newsletter. Please submit your personal stories only. While we endorse sustainable business practices, we're seeking inspirational, replicable tales of individual action.
Most Recent Stories
A Food Forest Solution
Diana Tod Mar 15, 2010
I'd been a professional musician in the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra for 29 years, when in 2004 I read Richard Heinberg's Peak Oil book. With great difficulty, I … >>
Weaning Off a Car
Paul Cronshaw Mar 15, 2010
I became interested in peak-oil about 4 years ago. I decided to reduce my own carbon footprint by making a few changes around the house to "go green"; I replaced … >>
Urgency and Resiliency
Jeff Sties Mar 15, 2010
Last November I attended the USGBC’s ‘Greenbuild’ conference in Boston. I came away from the conference with two words stuck in my mind: urgency and resiliency. … >>
Garden Atriums of Poquoson
Stuart W. Rose, Ph.D. Mar 11, 2010
I tend to be more of a doer than lecturer. We work as consultants to architects and consulting engineers. One of our services, strategic planning, obliges us to track global trends, so we … >>
Practical Preparation
Heather Gray Mar 11, 2010
My husband Lyle and I have been working on some things for several years now. I suppose we started with some of it as children; my mother was into gardening and he grew up on a farm. A real … >>
Bay Localize: Building an Inclusive Movement for Local Resilience
Aaron Lehmer Mar 10, 2010
Bay Localize is now a force to be reckoned with at City Hall, at regional agencies, and even within the corporate boardrooms. We’re truly building a people’s movement for … >>
Kicking the auto addiction
Bob Egbert Mar 10, 2010
I started rebelling against our auto-addicted culture in 1998 before I became aware of peak oil. The Roanoke Times (in Virginia) did a story about me in April of 2006. Since 2006 I've … >>
Urban/Suburban Ecoliteracy
Wendy Talaro, M.A. Mar 10, 2010
Urban Ecoliteracy teaches the "language" of place – nature’s language of where one lives at the interface between the natural and built environments. The content for my … >>
Community Weatherization: A new kind of "barn-raising"
Audrey Schulman Mar 10, 2010
Even through the rain, people continued to arrive. They crowded into the garage carrying saws and hammers, with tool belts strapped on. So many more people than I’d expected. They … >>
Out Of Our Own Back Yards
Pete Russell Mar 10, 2010
Our story began on a little island only a 35 minute ferry ride from Auckland city, New Zealand. Waiheke Island has a reputation for being the home of shakers, movers and disruptors of social … >>
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