Post Carbon Institute

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Post Carbon Institute
Founded2003 (2003)
Founder Julian Darley and Celine Rich
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Key people
Asher Miller, Executive Director; Jason Bradford, Board President; Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow
Revenue$1,051,861 [1] (2017)
Expenses$712,871 [1] (2017)
Website www.postcarbon.org

Post Carbon Institute (PCI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Corvallis, Oregon, focused on sustainability. It specializes in fossil fuels, renewable energy, food, water, and population.

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History

Post Carbon Institute (PCI) was founded by Julian Darley and Celine Rich in 2003. It released the film called "The End of Suburbia."

PCI has promoted the concept of Relocalization , a strategy to build community resilience based on the local production of food, energy, and goods, as well as the development of more localized governance, economy, and culture. [2]

The group also promoted the concept of peak oil, along with groups such as the International Forum on Globalization, the Transition Towns movement, and websites such as EnergyBulletin and The Oil Drum. PCI also operated an online network focused on community responses to peak oil and climate change called the Relocalization Network.

Asher Miller became Executive Director in 2009, and PCI restructured to concentrate its program activities on research and publishing. It broadened its focus to include natural resource depletion, climate change, economic growth, and human overpopulation.

Most of its earlier programs were consolidated or discontinued, and it entered into partnerships with Transition US [3] and EnergyBulletin. PCI Fellows include Bill McKibben, Wes Jackson, David Orr, and Majora Carter.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Post Carbon Institute" (PDF). Post Carbon Institute. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Vancouver Straight (2009-07-23). Hello local, goodbye global: Relocalization movement gains momentum
  3. ↑ New York Times (2009/04/19). The End is Near! Yay!
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