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How anti-coal campaigners are protecting Australia’s economy

Paul Gilding    May 9, 2013  &/bsp;

Irony doesn’t get any better than this. Environmentalists and farmers fighting the expansion of coal mining and coal seam gas across Australia are protecting the economy. If they are … >>

Victory at Hand for the Climate Movement?

Paul Gilding    Mar 20, 2013  &/bsp;

There are signs the climate movement could be on the verge of a remarkable and surprising victory.  If we read the current context correctly, and if the movement can adjust its strategy to … >>

The Ghosts of Shoppers Past: why assumptions matter

Rob Hopkins    Mar 13, 2013  &/bsp;

Berry Pomeroy Castle near Totnes is famed for supposedly being one of the most haunted castles in Britain. It is said that the ghosts can still be seen of the Pomeroy brothers riding to their … >>

Deficit Reduction = Recession

Richard Heinberg    Feb 26, 2013  &/bsp;

The math is not difficult. The US has an annual GDP of $14 trillion, and the nation’s current $1 trillion in annual deficit spending is seven percent of its GDP. Growth in GDP has recently … >>

The Real Reason the Economy Is Broken (and Will Stay That Way)

Chris Martenson    Feb 15, 2013  &/bsp;

We are far enough and deep enough into the most heroic monetary and fiscal efforts ever undertaken to finally ask, why aren't these measures working? Or at least we should be.  Oddly, many … >>

Unchecked Growth Is a Path to Poverty

William Ryerson    Jan 18, 2013  &/bsp;

Endless growth is not possible because of constraints of renewable resources like fresh water, clean air and biodiversity. Also, much of our industrial system depends on nonrenewable resources … >>

The really, really big picture: There isn't going to be enough net energy for the economic growth we want

Chris Martenson    Jan 18, 2013  &/bsp;

[Many longtime followers of the Crash Course have asked Chris to update his forecasts for Peak Oil in light of the production increases in shale oil and gas over recent years. What started out as … >>

Fiscal Cliff: Nowhere to go But Down

Richard Heinberg    Dec 24, 2012  &/bsp;

  Most folks in Washington and on Wall Street are desperate to avoid the fiscal cliff. That’s because the automatic spending cuts and tax increases that would take effect if we go over … >>

You Can't Say That!

Richard Heinberg    Nov 14, 2012  &/bsp;

In his November 14 press conference president Obama made a few brief comments about global warming: “There’s no doubt that for us to take on climate change in a serious way would … >>

Dangerous Ideas: The End of Growth

Richard Heinberg    Nov 5, 2012  &/bsp;

Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg presents at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas at Sydney Opera House. Recorded September 2012. >>