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The #Occupy movement has spread throughout the US and abroad, moving many to join or start their own #Occupy efforts, and countless pundits, politicians, and interest groups of all stripes puzzling to figure out what the movement is all about. Curious ourselves, we sent an enterprising young filmmaker to NYC, armed with 100 copies of The End of Growth and some questions. Check out his first report below.
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#occupy
October has been all about the #occupy movement. In the US it began in Wall Street and spread from there, but around the world this has already been a year of popular uprisings and discontent. It may not be obvious yet to all those involved, but is this the beginning of 'The End of Growth" movement?
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Eyewitness to the Occupation
Post by Asher Miller
Recently, we sent filmmaker Ben Zolno to New York to bring the "end of growth" message to Occupy Wall Street. While the global Occupy movement is right to name inequity and lack of opportunity for what they are—unacceptable and un-American—addressing these alone cannot fix an economic system that is fundamentally unsustainable... Read more |
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MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy)
Post by Richard Heinberg
Here's a fact that's hard for most Americans to swallow: economic growth is over. Given the finite nature of our planet and its resources, the recent trend of global economic expansion was destined to end. ... Read more |
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Is #OccupyWallStreet the Millennial Generation's WTO?
Post by Daniel Lerch
I was at the WTO protests in Seattle in 1999. Other than blocking the entrance to the WTO summit, and a few pre-organized march routes at certain days and times, there wasn't much in the way of plans... Read more |
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End-of-Growth Uprising Goes Global
Post by Richard Heinberg
It began in Tunisia and Egypt, then spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. It spilled into Spain, Greece, and Ireland. It leapfrogged to Wall Street. And this past weekend it erupted in London, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, Taipei, and Sydney... Read more |
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OCCUPY NYC: BEN ZOLNO "End of Growth" Street Seminar
Video by Ben Zolno
Ben Zolno went to find out more about #occupywallstreet and deliver some copies of Richard Heinberg's The End of Growth for us. Here in 3 parts is his 10/11/2011 street seminar on "The End of Growth" in his own words... Watch |
the end of growth
latest publications
Read, watch or listen to the latest content by our Fellows, Board, Advisers and Staff anytime on our website. Here are some selections from the last month:
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World population growth threatens future
Post by Bill Ryerson • October 27, 2011
There are those who have a "not to worry" attitude about the Oct. 31 "Day of Seven Billion" — when demographers believe Earth's population will reach 7 billion — but there are stark indicators to the contrary... Read more |
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Rethinking GNP: From welfare to cost
Post by Joshua Farley • October 26, 2011
Aside from the nation of Bhutan, which strives to maximise Gross National Happiness, virtually all countries in the world single-mindedly pursue endless increases in Gross National Product (GNP)... Read more |
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Where does permaculture now sit within Transition?
Post by Rob Hopkins • October 25, 2011
I first came across permaculture without realising it. I was travelling in Pakistan and China with a guy called Chris Gwin, who lived at Crystal Waters Permaculture Village in Queensland... Read more |
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From a Baby Boomer to a Boomeranger
Post by Ken White • October 25, 2011
Dear Twentysomething Friend: Please forgive us, your elders, for the many sins we have visited upon you. Specifically (for I know the list is long), for failing to foresee the end of growth... Read more |
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Oil and the economy
Article by Chris Martenson • October 24, 2011
By itself, the concept of having to get by on just a little bit less oil each year seems to be manageable enough. Some think that a steadily, or even sharply, rising price will merely reduce demand... Read more |
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COURSE REVIEW (or why Daniel Yergin needs to do his homework)
Post by Richard Heinberg • October 21, 2011
Recently I've been getting emails from folks who had previously read an article or two on Peak Oil and found the evidence convincing—but who have... Read more |
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The peak oil crisis: contagion
Article by Tom Whipple • October 13, 2011
With every passing day it is becoming more apparent that the crisis of the depletion of cheap oil has become deeply enmeshed in the European debt crises... Read more |
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Bill McKibben: "Communities are more important than individuals, and probably more important than states and nations"
Post by Rob Hopkins • October 12, 2011
Last week Bill McKibben was in town, and I was lucky enough... Read more |
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The Next Step in Sustainable Building: the Passive House
Post by Pat Murphy • October 5, 2011
From The Post Carbon Reader. Originated in Germany in 1991, "Passive House" (Passivhaus2) design may well be the only currently-available building sector solution that can achieve the needed CO2 emissions reductions.... Read more |
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fellows and advisers in the press
energy bulletin highlights
Below is a selection of recent articles and media appearing on Energy Bulletin.
energy bulletin featured articles
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Becoming Legion: Are the Occupations a brief preoccupation or the sign of a world-altering transformation?
by Ellen LaConte, Energy Bulletin
We may be witnessing the next stage in the evolution of revolutions, one that could bring Life-honoring, Lifelike democratic powers, freedoms and relationships...Read more |
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The energy trap
by Tom Murphy, Do the math
Many Do the Math posts have touched on the inevitable cessation of growth and on the challenge we will face in developing a replacement energy infrastructure once our fossil fuel inheritance is spent...Read more |
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Going back to diversity?
by Catrina Pickering, Transition Network
When we're young, as Tod and Copper were when they became friends, we simply don't see the differences the world has created between us. We have to learn the divisions that set people apart... Read more |
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Population 7 Billion: It's Time to Talk - WEB CHAT transcript
Energy Bulletin
TODAY WE HIT 7 BILLION HUMANS! In our latest web chat Bill Ryerson, Robert Walker, and Julia Whitty examine population's complex, pervasive relationship to the most pressing issues of our time, including climate change, biodiversity losses, global equity and human rights...Read transcript |
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Dr. Steve Keen on debunking economics
by Aaron Wissner Local Future
Dr. Keen truly understands the how the economy actually works, and is building modern, computer simulations, that could even take into account how peak oil and oil decline draw money away from the economies of importing nations... Watch |
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Jeremy Rifkin: The Third Industrial Revolution
by Justin Gerdes Climate One
The world is doomed to repeat four-year cycles of booms followed by crashes if we don't get off oil, Jeremy Rifkin warned a Climate One audience in San Francisco on October 3. The solution, what he calls the Third Industrial Revolution... Watch |
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Saving the World with Economics?
by Krys Boyd Think!
You may be already driving less, recycling and using your own grocery bags, but what bigger-picture actions will it take to save our planet? We'll find out this hour with Gernot Wagner, economist at the Environmental Defense Fund and author... Listen |
transition US update
A monthly update from the US regional hub of the international Transition movement.
 The new version of the 'Transition Primer' (US version) is now available on the TUS website. It has a fresh new look as well as new sections on peak oil, exponential growth, and resilence indicators. A future version will include sections on things like working with local government.
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to our live call with Chris Martenson on October 25th, moderated by Erik Curren of Transition Voice. Chris answered questions about how the next 20 years won't look anything like the past twenty years. Listen to the recording online.
On November 19th, we'll be hosting a special live call with Julia Bystrovia on the topic of Inner Tools for Transition. Check out the details and register now to join the conversation.
On September 29th we announced Transition Kaw Valley (Lawrence, KS) as the 100th officially recognized Transition Initiative in the US (and the first in Kansas)! Are you a part of a group interested in taking the next step? Click here to learn more and find an initiative near you.. |
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events
View our events calendar
 E.N. Thompson Forum: Sandra Postel
November 1, 2011, Lincoln, NE
Post Carbon Fellow Sandra Postel speaks on "Dividing the Waters: Global Security in a Water-Stressed World" as part of this season's E.N. Thompson Forum, themed "Water and Global Security". This event is free and open to the public...
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 ASPO Conference 2011
November 2-5, 2011, Washington, DC
Post Carbon Fellows Richard Heinberg, Chris Martenson, Wes Jackson & Tom Whipple will all present at this year's ASPO Conference in Washington DC. The theme of this year's conference is 'Truth in Energy'..
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 Richard Heinberg at Hawaii Pacific University
November 9, 2011, Kaneohe, HI
Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg will speak to the Hawaii Pacific University community.
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 The Great Disruption
November 7, 2011, San Francisco, CA
Two visionary thinkers Post Carbon Adviser Richard Heinberg and Paul Gilding join us for a conversation about the economic road ahead...
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 WSU 2011 Sustainability Fair
November 9, 2011, Pullman, WA
Post Carbon Adviser Mia Birk will have a display featuring her book Joyride: Pedaling Toward A Healthier Planet at the 2011 Sustainability Fair, which will highlight WSU operations and accomplishments toward sustainability...
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 Carter at Congress of Cities
November 10, 2011, Phoenix, AR
Post Carbon Fellow Majora Carter will be one of the speakers for the Opening Session of the 2011 Congress of Cities. She will focus on how cities can work on sustaining the environment while sustaining their economies...
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 Moana Nui Conference 2011
November 10-11, 2011, Honolulu, HI
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg will be a presenter on the Pacific Resources, Lands, Economies panel at 11:00 AM-1:15 PM on November 11th. ...
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 Peak Oil and the Economy of the Future
November 15, 2011, San Rafael, CA
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg will be a present at Guzman Lecture Hall, Dominican University of California Campus. We all take economic growth for granted – until it falters, as in 2008. But what if the recent economic meltdown was not just an interruption in the story of continuous economic expansion, but the first sign of the end of growth as we know it?....
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 Richard Heinberg at Keplars
December 8, 2011, Menlo Park, CA
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg will present his new book The End of Growth. Members get in FREE! General Admission requires purchase of event book OR a $10 gift card (admits 2)...
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 Peak Oil or Climate Emergency? — We know we're in Big Trouble. But What Kind Exactly? An actual debate
December 15, 2011, Berkeley, CA
Bay Localize' Dave Room will moderate an actual debate between Richard Heinberg, peak oil theorist and author of the new book The End of Growth and Earth Island's, Tom Athanasiou project director of Eco-Equity, global climate justice researcher, author of Divided Planet: The Ecology of Rich and Poor...
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Image credit: WTO — BBC
Image credit: Rome demo — AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia
Image credit: What's next? — Crystl/flickr
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