They say a picture is worth a thousand words. With that in mind, the 195 color, mostly full page — often double page — photographs in the Post Carbon Institute's* latest book, ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth, speaks volumes beyond its gigantic sized pages about the energy and environmental predicament humanity is immersed in today. But while the … [Read more...]
Will the Transition movement be the Tea Party’s next target?
Could Rob Hopkins become the US right wing's next Van Jones? Could the Post Carbon Institute become the next ACORN? Thanks to Rob Hopkins for sending around a silly Tea Party video attacking the Transition movement. It features Rob himself along with PCI as part of a United Nations plot to "take away your land." On the one hand, I smiled. On the other, I cringed, because … [Read more...]
Sustainability? No, resilience.
Haven't gotten the Post-Carbon Reader yet? C'mon, you know you'll have to pick it up sooner or later. Where else are you going to find a discussion of almost every area of modern life, from healthcare to community colleges to the county dump, all from the standpoint of peak oil and climate change? And don't forget that it's jam packed with essays by the top writers … [Read more...]
Post carbon university
BOOK REVIEW The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises Edited by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch Watershed Media, 523 pp, $21.95 When I grew up in the Windy City in the seventies and eighties, the University of Chicago had the reputation as a school for grinds. After high school, I did not go there, but opted instead for a liberal arts … [Read more...]
Post Carbon Reader Session
Sitting in on the Post Carbon Reader session was particularly exciting, just learning about all the thoughtful, learned individuals who contributed to the reader. This session included former Huntington Beach, California councilwoman Debbie Cook, who moderated and spoke briefly on how to create successes in local government (we'll have more from her later). Daniel Lerch, the … [Read more...]