It's time to deal with Peak Oil
Richard Heinberg Mar 19, 2010
The “Peak Oil” concept — that the world’s petroleum-production rate will soon reach its maximum and commence an inevitable decline, with negative … >>
Post Carbon Institute Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg and Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute, discuss promising developments in alternative energy and delivery.
The first date to mark on your calendar: October 10. Working with our friends at the 10:10 campaign, we're going to make the tenth day of the tenth month of the millennium's tenth year a real starting point for concrete action.
We desperately need to start telling ourselves a new story, one that at least fits the known data, and we need to be far more urgent in our preparations for a future that is now upon us. This is not a US or a UK story, but one that applies equally to us all, no matter where we live. It is a global story.
With all the efforts going into urban climate action plans and carbon reduction, will many cities and suburbs be caught unprepared for other sustainability crises, such as acute water or energy shortages?
It's an uncomfortable idea, but one that cannot be ignored: The "normal" late-20th century economy of seemingly endless growth actually emerged from an aberrant set of conditions that cannot be perpetuated...
The “Peak Oil” concept — that the world’s petroleum-production rate will soon reach its maximum and commence an inevitable decline, with negative … >>
David Orr was in the UK recently, and the two of us were part of a panel at an event organised by the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment. After the … >>
In January of this year, American political consultant Dr. Frank Luntz released a 17-page talking points memo titled “The Language of Financial Reform,” in … >>
Welcome to the world of water. As National Geographic's freshwater fellow, I'll be sharing with you ideas and stories about water in all its facets--from the big global … >>
Last week, a report was put out by a Kuwaiti research institution (chart above) forecasting global peak oil production by 2014. This follows a report last month by a … >>
One of foundational challenges of any social movement is “changing the conversation.” That is, transforming an existing paradigm (say, some people are less … >>
Post Carbon Fellows Rob Hopkins and Bill McKibben are both … >>
Post Carbon Fellow Majora Carter was interviewed at the … >>
Post Carbon Fellow was at the recent launch of New York … >>
In this premier Post Carbon Exchange, Post Carbon … >>
Richard Heinberg was in Edmonton on Feb. 11th, 2010 as … >>
Post Carbon Fellow Chris Martenson, presented to the All … >>