• The Post Carbon Institute announces the release of two new reports, made available to public, press and elected representatives as free downloads.

    “Water: Adapting to a New Normal” by PCI/Nat’l Geo Fellow Sandra Postel

    Focuses on current and looming freshwater supply problems and solutions. Specifically, Postel looks at how these shortages will affect growth in the United States.
    http://www.postcarbon.org/report/109751-water-adapting-to-a-new-normal

    “The Death of Sprawl: Designing Urban Resilience for the 21st Century Resource & Climate Crises” by PCI Fellow Warren Karlenzig

    Analyzes the high, true cost of urban and exurban sprawl in the United States and proposes mulitple appropriate responses.

    http://www.postcarbon.org/report/109840-cities-the-death-of-sprawl

    First of Thirty-Four Reports
    The reports are the first of 35 reports to be released and collected as the forthcoming (September 2010) Watershed Media/UC Press release, The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises. With critically insightful reports by 28 of PCI’s Fellows, including David Orr, Bill McKibben, Wes Jackson, Richard Heinberg and Erika Allen, The Post Carbon Reader represents a significant addition to the existing literature on crafting a sustainable future.

    About Sandra Postel
    Sandra Postel is a leading authority and prolific author on international water issues; she directs the independent Global Water Policy Project and in March 2010 she was named the National Geographic Society’s first Freshwater Fellow.

    In 1992 Postel authored Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity, which now appears in eight languages and was the basis for a PBS documentary that aired in 1997. She is also 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). Sandra has authored well over 100 articles for popular, scholarly, and news publications, including Science, Scientific American, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.

    Sandra Postel discussing America’s #1 Water Problem: http://bit.ly/bFoEDR

    About Warren Karlenzig
    Warren Karlenzig, President of Common Current, has developed sustainability strategy and metrics on a global basis with nations, the State of California, major cities, corporations, foundations and international non-governmental organizations. Clients have included the United Nations; US Department of State; the White House Office of Science and Technology; US EPA Futures Group; the Asian Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability; and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. He is recognized as one of the world’s top experts on urban sustainability strategy and metrics, and is the author of How Green is Your City? The SustainLane US City Rankings (New Society, 2007). Warren is on the board of directors for the Climate Change Center and the Korea Green Foundation.

    Warren Karlenzig on the U.S. Economic Crisis: http://bit.ly/dh0Ow9

    The Institute will be releasing 33 additional reports in the coming weeks. For interviews of any of the PCI Fellows, please contact Tod Brilliant tod@postcarbon.org