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March 04, 2005
David Room Named Director of North American Operations of Post Carbon Institute
Post Carbon Institute today announced that David Room has been named Director of North American Operations.
(PRWEB) March 4, 2005 -- Post Carbon Institute today announced that David Room has been named Director of North American Operations. In this role, Room is responsible for developing, implementing and managing the strategy to raise awareness of and develop a network in North America to respond locally to climate change and peak energy.
Room joined Post Carbon Institute in early 2004 as Communications Director. In this capacity, he has worked on the development of the PCI’s community outreach initiative, the “Outpost” program. He is co-author of the forthcoming book “Relocalize Now! Getting Ready for Climate Change and the End of Cheap Oil” (New Society Publishers, Fall 2005). He also has managed PCI’s internet broadcasting arm, Global Public Media.
Room received a Master’s degree in Engineering Economic Systems and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He resides in Oakland, California.
Post Carbon Institute is a think and action tank that explores in theory and practice what cultures, civilisation, governance & economies might look like without the use of (non-renewable) hydrocarbons as energy and chemical feedstocks. Post Carbon Institute advocates global relocalization as an essential response to peak oil, resource conflicts, climate change and other ecological problems. Their “Outpost” program is designed to start the relocalization process by mobilizing community groups to experiment on how to meet their essential needs within walking distance. http://www.postcarbon.org
Global Public Media broadcasts long format interviews with subject area experts on peak oil and gas, biosphere destruction and restoration, and localization. http://www.globalpublicmedia.com
Posted by Industrial at March 4, 2005 02:35 AM