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In the latest from Crazy Town, we sit down with Dr. Emily Schoerning to discuss the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), climate resiliency, and how we can take meaningful action in our own communities.

Listen Now: www.resilience.org/stories/2026...

Online Event | Free | Thursday, January 29 | 10 AM PT /18:00 GMT

All registrants for next week's event, "Nourishing a Bioregional Economy: Put Your Money Where Your Feet Are," will be entered to win their pick of a book from Michael Shuman's library.

Register Now: lnk.to/bioeconomyBK

In the latest installment from Crazy Town, we examine the Jevons Paradox, a phenomenon that suggests improvements in resource efficiency can actually lead to an overall increase in resource consumption.

Tune In: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK

Video credits to Vecteezy.com.

Has green energy saved us YET??

In this special two-part podcast series, the hosts of Crazy Town and Human Nature Odyssey come together to explore what a livable future may look like in 2126.

Listen Now: www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

A light green background with dark blue/white text reads "The new Shareable.net is here! Find free sharing resources, stories about the solidarity economy, and much more." A collage of images including plants, butterfly, bird, moth, renewable energy, people, pink honeycombs, and libraries are in the center.

Our friends at @share-able.bsky.social just launched a new website! Now it’s easier than ever to share their library of free resources, including hundreds of “how-to" guides, inspiring community stories, and step-by-step toolkits covering mutual aid, solidarity economies, and more: www.shareable.net

Why stay with the trouble? What gives you hope for a better future?

Jacqui Patterson, founder of The Chisholm Legacy Project, answers these questions while referring to the work her organization is doing to empower 300+ rural communities.

Full event recording: lnk.to/beyondthebri...

With modernity failing, will clubs and community organizations make a huge comeback?

Listen to the latest from Crazy Town as we explore club life in the past, present, and future (if there is one): lnk.to/crazytownpodBK

📍Tomorrow, November 13 @ 10 AM PT/18:00 GMT

Join us for Beyond the Brink: Imagining the Possible in a World Unraveling, with Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins.

All registrants will be entered to win one of five copies of Rob's book, "How to Fall in Love with the Future." lnk.to/beyondthebri...

You're drafting a team of pundits who have most influenced your worldview. Who's making your roster?

Listen to the latest from Crazy Town and share your own picks with us: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK

Imagining a better future is an act of bravery.

Join us on Thursday, November 13, as Jacqui Patterson and Rob Hopkins share how each of us can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.

Register: lnk.to/beyondthebri...

Sorry to hear that you won't be able to join live! If you donate $5 or more while registering, you will get access to the recording afterwards. Thank you for your interest, regardless!

You may spend your money on groceries or mounting healthcare bills, but what are billionaires buying?

Private jets, senators, and broadcast networks (to name a few).

Hear from Chuck Collins, Author of "Burned by Billionaires," in Crazy Town's latest episode: lnk.to/crazytownpodBK

Hi Andrea, the event is free to attend! Hope to see you there.

Struggling with how to navigate through the Great Unraveling?

Join us on Thursday, November 13, for an honest and realistic conversation with Jacqueline Patterson and Rob Hopkins about how we can align our dreams for the future with real-world action today.

Register Today: lnk.to/beyondthebri...

We 💙 when members of our community share their art.

Special thanks to longtime friend and supporter of Post Carbon Institute, Richard Lowenberg, for sharing this beautiful original poem.

Our event on bioregioning will be live next Tuesday, September 30, at 10 AM PST: lnk.to/bioregioningBK

Did you know that Post Carbon Institute's official name is actually Metafoundation?

We can't think of anything more meta than to create a fake ad using AI about using AI to rescue AI that has been taken hostage by AI.

Feel like you're living in Crazy Town?

Join Us: lnk.to/CTAHNSBK

In the finale of the Cities 1.5 podcast series on Herman Daly, we look at:

💵New measures of wellbeing beyond GDP
🏙️Reframing what a successful place to live looks like
🌱The cities that are beginning to trial Daly’s vision

This episode is part of the Global Goals #BeHope campaign.

lnk.to/HDE5

All good things must come to an end ... but Bitcoin is forever?

Comisserate with us on the latest from Crazy Town: lnk.to/crazytownBK

#crypto #bhutan #crazytown #capitalism

"But this is what we get. Instead of Gross National Happiness, we get a casino. It's very fitting for the time." Quote from Episode 110 of Crazy Town.

The Himalayan nation of Bhutan took a dark turn from embracing "Gross National Happiness" to techno-capitalism's black hole of cryptocurrency.

Listen to Crazy Town Episode 110: lnk.to/crazytownBK

Cities 1.5 E4: Going Steady with Herman Daly - A world that works for everyone

From human rights activist and teacher in Brazil to trail-blazing economist: Herman Daly's real-world experiences fuelled his quest to transform global policy and challenge the leading minds of our time.

Episode 4 of the limited series from Cities 1.5 dedicated to Daly is now live: lnk.to/HDE4

There’s no quick fix to planetary overshoot.

But bioregioning is a way forward that provides a foundation for restoring ecosystems, re-envisioning a healthy economy, and reconnecting people to the places they live.

Meet our insightful panelists below.

Secure Your Spot: lnk.to/bioregioningBK

Another episode of the Herman Daly miniseries from Cities 1.5 is out. Give it a listen!

"I could not see a path where . . . we were going to conserve biodiversity, where we were going to have healthy ecosystems, if we kept going down the path of continuous economic growth. It was just incompatible."

- PCI's Rob Dietz, featured in episode 2 below. Check it out!

What would you include in a museum of artifacts from modern society? Comment below!

Take the Crazy Town Museum Audio Tour: lnk.to/crazytown

#Consumption #Overconsumption #environment #waste

Featured in our Troubled Waters event in June, Madeline Kaufman of Debris Free Oceans took some time to advise how we can start holding corporations accountable for their plastic mess.

Want more examples? Meet the activist fighting PFAS pollution — and winning: ow.ly/HPe450WJU3Y

We're thrilled to have Dr. Lyla June Johnston, Samantha Power, and Brandon Letsinger joining us on Tuesday, September 30, to offer insight on how we all can adopt and truly embody a bioregional worldview.

Register Here: lnk.to/bioregioning

PCI's Rob Dietz has been mega-influenced by Herman Daly's ideas since they met in 2005. Recently, Rob contributed to and was interviewed for this miniseries covering Daly's life and legacy. Check it out and share below how your own life or career has been influenced by Daly.

Following our recent live discussion on microplastics in our waterways, two of our expert panelists responded to a few audience questions on video.

Follow the link to access the full event recording and view more clips on how to take action to address plastic pollution: lnk.to/troubledwate...

We believe that rest builds resilience.

For this reason, our team will be taking a two-week collective break from August 4 to 18 to rest and recharge.

We recognize many don't share this privilege, but encourage
everyone to step back when they can to care for their well-being.

The PCI Team

We're wrapping up #PlasticFreeJuly with great balls of plastic fire!

In episode 108 of Crazy Town, we sit down with
@mrmattsimon.bsky.social , author of "A Poison Like No Other," to talk about the wonderful world of microplastics.

Don't let this one go to waste, listen here: lnk.to/crazytown108