Coffee Over Business with Michael Shuman
Economist Michael Shuman discusses “Pollinating” local business in Keene on WKBK radio.
On Having a Great Vision, and Not ‘Blowing an Uncertain Trumpet’
My friend Lucy Neal sent me a photo of me the other day, taken at the Transition Network conference in 2012 at Battersea Arts Centre. On the final day of the event, we did a remarkable exercise, the Transition...
Remembering Martin Sabo
Minnesota Congressman Martin Olav Sabo died earlier this week, after retiring from Congress in 2006. Rep. Sabo was lead sponsor of legislation called the Income-Equity Act, which he championed for almost a decade. Sabo’s Act would have eliminated the...
Resilient Local Economies
Post Carbon Fellow Michael Shuman tells how the local economy empower citizens. Michael Shuman on Resilient Local Economies Part 1 from Paul Bishop on Vimeo.
Talking Resilience with Taj James: There Is No Other Worthwhile Endeavor
Talking Resilience is a series of interviews with thought leaders and practitioners, discussing how to define, practice, and evaluate community resilience. Read more interviews. Taj James is the Executive Director of the Movement Strategy Center, based in Oakland, CA. MSC...
Two Important New Books
The Carbon Farming Solution: A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture Practices for Climate Mitigation and Food Security, by Eric Toensmeier (Chelsea Green) Among systems thinkers there is already a fairly robust literature on the use of...
Is Urban Sustainability Possible?
William Rees gave one of the Keynote Speeches for Day 2 of the Dresden Nexus Conference 2015 (DNC2015), which took place 26 March 2015 in Dresden, Germany. His speech, entitled “Is Urban Sustainability Possible? Biophysical and Political Considerations”, aims...
The Sharing Economy: Janelle Orsi interview
Post Carbon Fellow Janelle Orsi talks with Pamela Brown and Micky Metts on the Laura Flanders show. Note: The interview begins at 12:00 minutes.
My Personal Burnout Audit
In her framing editorial for our theme of burnout and balance, Sophy Banks asked: “What should leaders in our groups and our movement be modelling to show that well being and balance are more important than always doing? To...
100% Renewable Energy: What We Can Do in 10 Years
If our transition to renewable energy is successful, we will achieve savings in the ongoing energy expenditures needed for economic production. We will be rewarded with a quality of life that is acceptable—and, perhaps, preferable to our current one...