----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Post Carbon Institute <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2012, 18:38 Subject: PCI Messenger - Busy Building Donate to Post Carbon Read longer version newsletter online ________________________________ ________________________________ contents 1. latest publications 2. fellows in the press 3. energy bulletin picks 4. transition us update 5. events Summer may be upon us but — at least for the team at PCI — things are only going to get busier over the next few months. (Picture busy beavers building dams made from heavily marked-up EIA & IEA reports.) Here's a quick run-down of some of the projects that are currently in our pipeline (pardon the pun):In July, our new Resilience website will beta launch. This site will build upon the depth of daily information and insight found at energybulletin.net to provide visitors with concrete resources and connections to local groups that are doing the hard work of building food, energy, and economic resilience. In the coming weeks we'll reach out to ask YOU for the groups and projects that most inspire you.In August, our second Community Resilience Guide —Power from the People — will be published. Written by Greg Pahl, with a foreword by Van Jones, Power from the People explores how homeowners, co-ops, nonprofit institutions, governments, and businesses are putting power in the hands of local communities through distributed energy programs and energy-efficiency measures. In September, we'll publish "Drill, Baby, Drill?" — another landmark report by PCI Fellow David Hughes — that will take a critical look at all unconventional oil and gas resources, and the claims that the US is embarking on a new golden age of domestic energy security. The report will be accompanied by an animated video that pokes holes (and fun) at the fossil fuel industry's claims about the abundance and benefits of this extreme energy. Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg and team are currently working on a script idea that will remind Simpsons fans of Troy McClure.In October, we'll launch our Energy Reality Campaign — a multi-prong initiative to increase energy literacy among environmental activists and the general public, and promote energy conservation as a primary strategy to respond to what Michael Klare calls "the Age of Extreme Energy". The centerpiece of the campaign will be a stunning photo & essay book PCI is publishing in partnership with the Foundation for Deep Ecology. The campaign will include a great many creative surprises and ways for you to get involved. So stay tuned.Each of these projects is a labor of love, passion, and urgency. They also rely heavily on our great partners and supporters — including every one of you who sends us financial support, offers constructive criticism and positive feedback, takes action in your own community, and helps spread the word.In solidarity, Asher MillerExecutive Director READ A LONGER VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER ONLINE ________________________________ latest publications Read, watch or listen to the latest content by our Fellows, Board, Advisers and Staff anytime on our website. Here are some selections from the last month: Debbie Cook Debunks Energy Shill Interview with Debbie Cook • May 30, 2012 PCI Board President and energy consultant Debbie Cook takes on energy company executive Buck Johns... Watch The Endangered Waters Beneath Our Feet Post by Sandra Postel • May 28, 2012 Last week, the conservation organization American Rivers released its annual list of the nation's most-endangered rivers. I got to thinking, what if we had a sister list of most-endangered aquifers?... Read more Rethinking Economic Growth Interview with Joshua Farley • May 25, 2012 PCI Fellow Josh Farley explains the concepts and implcations of money as debt, GDP as a measure of the economy, and economic degrowth... Watch The Little Grocery That Could Post by Michael Shuman • May 22, 2012 What happens next in the economy — the nation's, the state's, and Seattle's — no longer lies in the hands of Capitol Hill politicians, the Federal Reserve, or even the boards of companies like Microsoft and Starbucks... Read more more recent publications from our staff & fellows Back to top ________________________________ fellows and advisers in the press A selection of recent press coverage of our Fellows, Board, and staff. Schwartz on NPR about fracking health study Post Carbon Fellow Brian Schwartz's participation in a study into the possible health effects of hydraulic fracturing for gas was reported in this segment on NPR... Read more Heinberg on CCTV Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg was interviewed about peak oil on CCTV... Watch more fellows in the press Back to top ________________________________ energy bulletin highlights Below is a selection of recent articles and media appearing on Energy Bulletin. energy bulletin featured articles Making visible the invisible: commodification is not the answer by Marilyn Waring, OpenDemocracy If you are invisible as a producer in the GDP, you are invisible in the distribution of benefits in the economic framework of the national budget...Read more energy bulletin featured media Growing up in the first Great Depression by Yuba Gals Independent Media, Peak Moment Television Janaia's mother Rowena grew up in a blue collar family during the 1930s. The kids helped their mom in her own pie delivery business while their dad did construction odd jobs. In this cash-only society, they lived on what they could pay for... Watch more from energy bulletin Back to top ________________________________ transition US update A monthly update from the US national hub of the international Transition movement. Two new courses are launching this July: Train The Trainer (July 12-15 Chicago, IL) -- our second ever 4-day Train the Trainer course for those interested in being trained to facilitate the 2-day Transition Launch (formerly Training for Transition or T4T). We're also offering our first ever Transition Thrive training (July 18-19 Chicago, IL) -- In Transition THRIVE, participants will explore how to boost their Transition Initiative to the next level, sustain & gain momentum and learn new tools to deepen the Transition process. It will be led by two UK Transition Network trainers... Read more Back to top ________________________________ events View our events calendar Strategies for a New Economy 2012 June 8-10, 2012, Annandale-on-the-Hudson, NY Post Carbon Fellows Richard Heinberg, Michael Shuman, Stephanie Mills, David Orr, and Board Member Jenny Kassan will be presenting at the New Economic Institute's Strategies for a New Economy 2012... Further event information. The Systems View of Life June 20-22, 2012, Berkeley, CA Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg will be a guest speaker at this seminar hosted by the Center of Ecoliteracy. The seminar will feature daily lectures by Fritjof Capra... Further event information. Back to top ________________________________ Image credit: Beavers — lokidude99/flickr Image credit: Tomatoes via shutterstock Image credit: Lettuce — ArtsieAspie/flickr Image credit: Atina and Martin Diffley — t.l. gettings for rodale institute Having trouble receiving our e-mail? 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