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Some interesting links, articles and books.

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p.s.  by the way, those of you in Dripping Springs and Wimberley:  Wanna get together this Saturday for some Liberal Drinking?

Write me back if you are interested.  Depending on who writes me back, I will call a DL for either Wimberley or DS this coming Saturday, the 3rd of August.  I know, short notice, but hey, life has been a bit wooly in my world...and I have lost touch with my hedonistic side.  Need to seek her out and wet her whistle.  Join me?

the truth about fracking...           contents    1. energy reality    2. latest publications    3. resilience picks    4. transition us update    5. events     IT'S HERE! ...SNAKE OIL: How Big Energy's Misleading Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future. Get it in paperback, or for Kindle. We're really excited to be releasing what is the first book to look at fracking from both economic and environmental perspectives, informed by the most thorough analysis of shale gas and oil drilling data ever undertaken. This is our first go at self-publishing - a model which has allowed us to get the book out in a fraction of the usual time - but which means WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THE WORD OUT and get the book into people's hands. So please share the news in person, by email, via twitter and facebook, and any other legal means you can think of. For more news and views, read on...     READ A LONGER VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER ONLINE     energy reality Want to learn more about the consequences of our hunger for energy? We've shared 24 newly-released essays with you on topics like peak oil, rarely discussed challenges of alternative energy, false solutions to our energy predicament (clean coal, hydrofracking) and more. These pieces by thinkers forefront in the fields of energy, society, and ecology from our book ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth are available for online reading as well as free downloading. Stay tuned over the next few months, because we'll be releasing an additional essay every week — you can find out first by staying tuned on our Facebook page. We are also celebrating some recent big wins with our Energy Reality Ambassadors and partner organizations. We're seeing fracktivist victories from Pennsylvania to California, with gas leases being cancelled and big steps in creating legislation to protect California from the dangers of fracking. (Thank you Damascus Citizens for Sustainability and Clean Water Action for your hard work on the front lines!) We're happy to announce a partnership with Americans Against Fracking on our upcoming image/action deck with a campaign to ban fracking on public lands. Visit our campaigns page for an August 5th release date to get a first glimpse. Want to become an Energy Reality Ambassador? Click here Sign our Energy Reality pledge! Click here Back to top latest publications Read, watch or listen to the latest content by our Fellows, Board, Authors, Advisers and Staff anytime on our website. Here are some selections from the last month: Profiles in Sharing: Janelle Orsi - The Sharing Economy Lawyer Profile of Janelle Orsi, by Cat Johnson, Shareable • July 26, 2013 I'm meeting with Janelle Orsi, a Bay Area attorney specializing in the sharing economy. Once known as the Sharing Lawyer, Orsi now describes... Read more     The Brief, Tragic Reign of Consumerism—and the birth of a happy alternative... Post by Richard Heinberg • July 24, 2013 You and I consume; we are consumers. The global economy is set up to enable us to do what we innately want to do—buy, use, discard, and buy some more... Read more     Chandeliers, the President of France, and the future of economic growth: a report Discussion with Rob Hopkins • July 18, 2013 While some predict peak oil will soon be the end of industrial society, others shrug it off as scaremongering. But if we are running out of oil, is intervention... Read more       more recent publications from our staff & fellows Back to top resilience picks Resilience.org supports you in building community resilience by bringing you the latest news, thinking, tools, best practice and connections. Keep an eye on our ARTICLES, RESOURCES, and GROUPS sections. See below for some recent highlights. news and ideas A Radical Approach to the Climate Crisis by Christian Parenti, Diseent Magazine Several strands of green thinking maintain that capitalism is incapable of a sustainable relationship with non-human nature because, as an economic system, capitalism has a growth imperative while the earth is finite... Read more     Happiness and the New Simplicity: The Living Room Revolution of Community by Cecile Andrews, Center for a New American Dream For years I've talked to people about voluntary simplicity, and for years people have responded with: "What's that thing you're involved in... Read more practical resources GUIDE: Guide to Going Local The Center for a New American Dream With how-to tips, fun videos, and useful resources, the Guide to Going Local will provide the inspiration and practical tools you need to get started on these projects in your community — right away!... Find out more     HOW TO: How to Design Our World for Happiness By Jay Walljasper On the Commons We are witnessing a significant social shift in which people are rediscovering common connections and recognizing the collaborative power we share for strengthening our communities... Find out more       more from resilience.org Back to top transition US update A monthly update from the US national hub of the international Transition movement. We're excited to welcome Rob Hopkins for his first visit to the U.S. this October, with stops planned in New Orleans, Boston, NYC, Houston, Austin, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Milwaukee. Check out Rob's tour page for event updates, and come hear him speak in a city near you! Back to top events View our events calendar Richard Heinberg at UMET Puerto Rico August 28, 2013, Online Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg will present at the Puerto Rico en Mundo en Transición event.. Further event information Back to top Graffiti ice by Neale Cousland via shutterstock. Rob Hopkins by Jim Wileman Having trouble receiving our e-mail? Try adding us (newsl...@postcarbon.org) to your Address Book. Our mailing address is: Post Carbon Institute 613 4th Street, Suite 208 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 USA Copyright (c) 2013 Post Carbon Institute. All rights reserved. Post Carbon Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit incorporated in the state of Oregon (USA).