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The recently published Post Carbon Institute Manifesto talks about both peak oil and climate change crises at the same time. They also talk about limits to growth. Then they present a Post-Carbon Transition, where they talk about green collar jobs, a New Economy, reducing consumerism, relocalization, food security, etc. They also talk about their role towards a transition to a post-growth, post-fossil fuel, climate-changed world will include research and communicating new development on energy, climate, food systems, land use, green building construction, biodiversity and ecological restoration, water, and more. They will also highlight green-leader cities, business, Transition Town initiatives and ecovillage developments, local energy coops, and more.

The key message they offer is:
"How is this different from what is already happening? Most if not all of the relevant information we are concerned with already exists, much of it on the Internet. There are magazines devoted to various aspects of the "alternatives" movement, and there are organizations doing good work in these areas. But what's lacking is a unified vision of both the challenges and solutions that sees all of these fields as interrelated."

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What we must do Peter Montague, in the final issue of Rachel's News, offers 17 suggestions, all aimed at avoiding the worst as our human population climbs from 6.7 billion to 9 or 10 billion or more by 2050. The list runs from Zero Waste and Clean Production to a Global Culture of Fairness. Worth reading and thinking about over and over. I'm putting these on my To-Do list! - Delores