The peak oil crisis: On closing our refineries
Tom Whipple Jan 26, 2012
Here is one more thing for those of us who live in the northeastern U.S. to start worrying about - the refineries that make our gasoline, diesel, heating oil, etc. are … >>
Highlights
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With Gas so Cheap and Well Drilling Down, Why is Gas Production so High?
Proponents of shale gas as a “game changer” suggest that, despite the well known high decline rates of shale gas wells, their productivity is sufficient to grow production with far fewer wells at historically low prices. Others...claim that shale gas plays require much higher prices to be economic.
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Geopolitical Implications of “Peak Everything”
Resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the competition appears set to enter a new—and perhaps unprecedented—phase. As natural resources deplete, and as the Earth’s climate becomes less stable, the world’s nations will likely compete ever more desperately...
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At the Crossroads of Sustainability: A Conversation with Bill Ryerson
The human population explosion, multiplied by its cumulative consumption, represents what many believe to be the most significant challenge ever faced by life on Earth in billions of years.
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YOU ARE HERE: The Oil Journey Presentation
Thanks to your support, we have just completed "You Are Here: The Oil Journey.", a customizable presentation *you* can use to tell your own journey and to invite new people to join the larger conversation.
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Help Us Make 2012 The Year Resilience Built
It's all too easy to feel that hope is lost. But with your help, we're determined to make 2012 the year that resilience built. See highlights of what we've accomplished this year and get a sneak peak at what we've got in store for 2012.
latest publications
Organics and Sustainability: Reflections on my New York Times Misquote
Michael Bomford Jan 24, 2012
The phone rang as I was tying up loose ends for my last day in the office before Christmas. New York Times reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal wanted my thoughts on the … >>
“Sewer Mining” – Efficient Water Recycling Coming to a Community Near You
Sandra Postel Jan 23, 2012
It sounds yucky at best, but mining sewage is growing in popularity, especially in Sydney, Australia, where a decade of drought forced some creative thinking about how to … >>
Heinberg - Pacific NW and Canadian tour dates
Richard Heinberg Jan 19, 2012
Richard Heinberg is launching his Canadian tour with a webinar on Salt Spring Island, BC, January 26th from 7:00-9:30 at ArtSpring Theatre. The event will be hosted by … >>
With Gas so Cheap and Well Drilling Down, Why is Gas Production so High?
David Hughes Jan 19, 2012
Natural gas prices have declined to below $3.00/mcf, levels not seen for years, yet the EIA posted the highest gas production ever in October, 2011. U.S. gas production is … >>
Security by Design
David Orr Jan 19, 2012
It is commonly assumed that our national security depends only on our capacity to project military power beyond our borders and has little to do with how we organize the … >>
in the news
Heinberg on Talk Radio with Meria
Richard Heinberg Jan 24, 2012
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg was interviewed … >>
Flora post in the Helena Independent Record
Gloria Flora Jan 22, 2012
Post Carbon Fellow Gloria Flora's post about the Rocky … >>
McKibben profile in The Boston Globe
Bill McKibben Jan 19, 2012
Post Carbon Fellow Bill McKibben was profiled as The man … >>
media
Please Explain: How to Save the World—The Global Water Supply (audio)
40:12 Jan 25, 2012
We're kicking off a series of Please Explains on how to … >>
McKibben Says Keystone Victory Only Temporary (audio)
6:39 Jan 23, 2012
When the news broke last week that President Obama … >>
Outside In with Michael Shuman and Stephanie Mills
29:40 Jan 12, 2012
Stephanie Mills returns with another of her colleagues … >>
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