Newsletter #3, September 2007

Post Carbon Cities :: Newsletter #3, September 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. JUST RELEASED! Post Carbon Cities Guidebook now available for purchase
2. TOUR: Post Carbon Cities on the road this Fall
3. NEWS: Top recent items on www.postcarboncities.net
4. EVENTS: Upcoming conferences

1. Post Carbon Cities Guidebook now available for purchase

Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty, our long-awaited guidebook for local governments, is now available for pre-order at Post Carbon Books. Post Carbon Cities is the first major guidebook on peak oil and global warming written specifically for local government officials and staff. The guidebook discusses: the changing energy and climate contexts of the 21st century; the facts and fiction surrounding 'peak oil', and how the problem is really a much broader, more complex issue of 'energy uncertainty'; what energy uncertainty means for cities, and why local governments in particular should take action on it; the parallel and evolving threat of 'climate uncertainty'; what 'early actor' cities in the U.S. have already done in response to energy and climate uncertainty; recommendations for what local governments should do about these challenges.

As energy and climate change become increasingly important issues for businesses and citizens, Post Carbon Cities comes not a moment too soon for local leaders who want to tackle these long-term challenges. Order your copy today at the www.postcarbonbooks.com (113 pages, $30; discounts available for bulk orders).

You can also download an abridged preview version of Post Carbon Cities for free from our website! Visit the Guidebook webpage at www.postcarboncities.net/guidebook to get this 20-page preview, which includes the Executive Summary, Introduction, and a guide to establishing a Peak Oil Task Force.

2. TOUR: Post Carbon Cities on the road this Fall

Post Carbon Cities Program Manager Daniel Lerch is traveling over the next few months to promote the Post Carbon Cities Guidebook. His tour includes public presentations and meetings with government agencies and citizen groups working on local responses to peak oil and global warming.

Tour Schedule:

• 9/17 - 19: in Washington, D.C. area
• 9/20 - 21: in San Francisco Bay Area
• 9/28 - 29: in Boulder, Colorado at Boulder Going Local conference
• 10/16 - 19: in Houston at ASPO conference
• 10/22 - 23: in Ottawa and Montreal
• 10/26 - 11/3: in New England
• 11/4 - 9: in New York City / New Jersey / Philadelphia area
• 11/12 - 16: in Ontario

Visit the book tour page on www.postcarboncities.net for details and updates to find when Daniel is speaking in your area.

3. NEWS: Top recent items on www.postcarboncities.net

Every business day we dig through over thirty top news feeds for the latest on how energy and climate concerns are affecting cities, and what city leaders are doing to transition to the post-carbon world. Search for recent articles by subject and region, or jump to our Editor's Choice section for the most significant and interesting stories of the past few months.

Here are some of the more popular news items of the last month:

Europe Plans For Sustainable 'Transport of Tomorrow' Published 13 August 2007 by Planetizen.com An American transportation planner reports from the 17th annual Polis Conference --where European city leaders recently gathered to exchange advice on innovative local transportation strategies-- and wonders what lessons U.S. cities can learn from their counterparts in the E.U.

The Peak Oil Crisis: The Quiet Time Published 27 August 2007 by Falls Church News-Press (US) A good, quick analysis of what recent events --from the sub-prime mortgage market crash to developments in the Middle East-- may mean for global oil production and consumption in the near future. From peak oil commentator and former CIA analyst Tom Whipple of the Washington, D.C. area Falls Church News-Press.

Study Shows High Sea Rise Danger for U.S. Coastal Cities Published 9 September 2007 by Washington Post Writers Group A chilling set of three-dimensional images of climate-triggered sea rise flooding into coastal U.S. cities is due to be released this week by the environmental nonprofit group Architecture 2030. A sea level rise as little as 1 meter could have catastrophic impact along the country's 12,000 miles of coastline, where 53 percent of Americans live, according to the group's analysis.

4. EVENTS: Upcoming conferences

A Renaissance of Local

Sept. 28-30, 2007, Boulder, Colorado
A celebration of local food, local energy, local economy, local culture, and local community, co-sponsored by Boulder Going Local and Post Carbon Institute. Post Carbon Cities Program Manager Daniel Lerch will be presenting at this event. See www.bouldercountygoinglocal.com for more information.

ASPO-USA 2007 Houston World Oil Conference

October 17-20, Houston, Texas
The annual conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas - USA. Post Carbon Cities Program Manager Daniel Lerch will be speaking at this event. See www.aspo-usa.com for details and registration.

Community Matters '07 Conference

October 23-25, Burlington, Vermont
An annual gathering practitioners planning for vibrant, sustainable communities. See www.communitymatters.org for details and registration.

The Community Solution: 4th Annual U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions

October 26-28, Yellow Springs, Ohio
The largest annual gathering of peak oil activists, bringing together top experts in peak oil and community solutions for three days of presentations, workshop sessions, and networking. See www.communitysolution.org for details and registration.