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As part of Post Carbon's new direction, we're adding more experts to our team to help people make sense of the new challenges of the unfolding post-carbon world. We're pleased to welcome the following colleagues as our newest Post Carbon Fellows:

	Zenobia Barlow is a nationally-known pioneer in creating models of schooling for sustainability. Co-founder and executive director of the Center for Ecoliteracy (CEL), she has designed strategies for applying ecological and indigenous understanding in K-12 education.
	Stephanie Mills is a renowned author and lecturer on bioregionalism, ecological restoration, community economics, and voluntary simplicity. Her books include Tough Little Beauties (2007), Epicurean Simplicity (2002), and Turning Away from Technology (1997).
	Cindy Parker is on the faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she co-directs the Program on Global Sustainability and Health. She is the co-author of Climate Chaos: Your Health at Risk (2008), and is a frequent speaker on the health effects of climate change.
	Sandra Postel is a leading authority and prolific author on international water issues; she directs the independent Global Water Policy Project. She is the author of Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? (1999) and co-author of Rivers for Life: Managing Water for People and Nature (2003).
	Brian Schwartz is faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he is also currently Co-Director of the Program on Global Sustainability and Health and of the Environmental Health Institute. His research interests include the health effects of chemicals and the public health risks posed by peak oil.

We're also pleased to welcome the following colleagues as our newest Post Carbon Board members:

	Nate Hagens is editor of The Oil Drum, one of the most popular and highly-respected websites in the world for analysis and discussion on peak oil and related topics. Nate is completing a PhD in Natural Resources at the Gund Institute at the University of Vermont.
	Jason Bradford is the founder of Willits Economic Localization, a group of citizens working together to create a local economy based on the principles of sufficiency and resilience. He is the creator and producer of the monthly internet radio show The Reality Report, which explores issues of sustainability.

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Read and listen to the latest content by our Fellows, Board and Staff anytime on the front page of our website. Here are some selections from the last month:

	Disaster Transitionism Commentary by Asher Miller • June 29, 2009 How can those of us working to manage the transition to a post-carbon world prevent 'disaster capitalism' and flip it on its head? Call it Disaster Transitionism, if you will.... Read more
	Peru Oil Standoff - Richard Heinberg interviewed on CBC The Current Interview of Richard Heinberg • June 12, 2009 Richard Heinberg was interviewed on CBC radio in "Peru Oil Standoff", a segment of the CBC daily show The Current. "According to Richard Heinberg, there's a good chance we're going to see a lot more conflicts like this one..."Read more / Stream Audio
	Look on the Bright Side Commentary by Richard Heinberg • June 5, 2009 Recently I've begun compiling a list of things to be cheerful about. Here are some items that should bring a smile to any environmentalist's lips... Read more Photo: Nicobobinus/flickr
	'Food and Farming Transition' report in Italian Report by Richard Heinberg and Michael Bomford • June 2009 The Food and Farming Transition: Toward a Post Carbon Food System (Spring 2009) was recently translated by Transition Italia. This Post Carbon Institute report explores the growing vulnerabilities of the current food system, and the steps needed to transition to a post-carbon food system.

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	Fridley and Miller in Transition Towns / Peak Oil articles Metro Newspapers (California) Among those who believe oil is peaking and that humanity is looking at tough times ahead is David Fridley...Fridley, a firm believer in Transition, adds that too many Americans believe in solutions... Read more
	McKibben interviewed on Worldchanging Worldchanging Bill McKibben has been writing and teaching about the environment and climate change for more than 20 years. During that time, he has seen the environmental movement evolve and change to include... Read more
	Rob Hopkins featured in "A New Politics" The Guardian (UK) It is viral, catching on faster than its founder, Rob Hopkins, can track. Its message is that peak oil and climate change demand dramatic changes in the way people live, and, given that no one has the answer... Read more

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A selection of articles appearing this month at our partner site Energy Bulletin.

The fifth problem: peak capital by Ugo Bardi
The world's global positioning system (GPS) is in trouble. The US government accountability office (GAO) has published a worrisome report on the situation. The GPS satellites are wearing down and, if no new investments are made, the accuracy of the positioning system... Read more
A Day in the Life - Part 1 by Peak Oil Hausfrau
I've been wondering what life might look like five to eight years from now. I don't know what the future holds...What would a day in that life look like? In June, we wake up at 5 am when the sun rises. It's important to get our outside work done before the heat of the day... Read more Photo: nalilo/flickr
Children by Brian Kaller
...Many people understand times will get tougher. Most people also have kids. Yet publications that discuss peak energy, the environment or the economy rarely talk about children, or how to train them for the world they foresee... Read more Photo: kmkelley617/flickr

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A selection of articles appearing at this month at our partner site Global Public Media.

	Reality Report: Michael Bomford Interview What does a modern, productive food system without fossil fuels look like and how might we get there? In this episode of The Reality Report, host Jason Bradford speaks with Michael Bomford of Kentucky State University, co-author (with Richard Heinberg) of The Food and Farming Transition.
	Crop to Cuisine: Food & Wine Magazine Celebrates Sustainable Food in Aspen We hear from Chef Michel Nischan, founder of the Wholesome Wave Foundation, and Peter Jacobsen, a farmer for over 28 years who has worked closely with some of the world's greatest chefs. Guests also include a team of Colorado Chefs and Brewers using almost entirely local and sustainably grown products.
	Peak Moment: Permaculture for Humanity The future is abundant, asserts permaculture designer Larry Santoyo. Larry teaches sustainable permaculture design as a discovery of the world around us. He notes that trying to be self-sufficient is really anti-permaculture; instead, we need to develop self-reliance. Episode 146.
	Deconstructing Dinner: Sailing Grain (The Local Grain Revolution Part VII)...In September 2008, a group of sailors approached the CSA and offered to sail as much of the grain as they could from the Creston Valley to Nelson along Kootenay Lake. In less than a month, four sailboats had committed to the weekend excursion -- with Deconstructing Dinner's Jon Steinman.

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A monthly update from the US regional hub of the international Transition Towns movement.


This month, we welcome nine new official Transition Initiatives in the US, bringing the total to thirty-three. Find out more about these initiatives in Michigan, Oklahoma, California, Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, and Maine on the initiatives map.


Each week we post stories from Transition Initiatives across the US about the exciting projects they are working on. Recent highlights include a look at "financial permaculture" by Transition Hohenwald (Tenn.), and the launch of the Denver Civic Center Garden by Transition Denver. In the coming month we will launch a series of webinars, starting with Richard Heinberg on Peak Everything, Starhawk on Group Dynamics and Decision-Making and Michael Brownlee on Starting a Transition Initiative.


Visit our recently-updated website for new information on trainings, stories, resources and project guides, and read our
June Newsletter for additional updates.
Photo: Denver Civic Garden Scott Goodman/flickr



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Bill McKibben, Vandana Shiva, David Suzuki and everyone else at 350.org invite you to participate in an international day of climate action on October 24, 2009.

This is an invitation to build a movement—to take one day and use it to stop the climate crisis.

A year ago, NASA's James Hansen and his team produced a landmark series of studies. They showed that if we let the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere top 350 parts per million, we can't have a planet "similar to the one on which civilization developed and to which life on earth is adapted."

When the world's leaders meet in Copenhagen in December to reach agreement on a new climate treaty, we need them to go farther than they've planned to go: we need to make sure they'll pay attention to the latest science and put forward a plan that gets us back to safety.

So here's the plan. On October 24, we need you to organize an action in the place where you live, something that will make that most important number visible to everyone...

350.org was started by Post Carbon Fellow Bill McKibben.


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