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Bill Ryerson Population Travel Notes: 2, Burundi

William Ryerson Sep 18, 2012   

Greetings from Kigali, Rwanda.  I am just finishing a week of meetings in Burundi and Rwanda regarding new projects Population Media Center is planning.  I was accompanied on the visit … >>

The Value of Innovative Think Tanks

Debbie Cook Sep 12, 2012   

New thinking does require new thinkers. Policymakers should pay more attention to private institutes that challenge the orthodoxy. ... >>

Bill Ryerson Population Travel Notes: 1 Abuja, Nigeria

William Ryerson Sep 6, 2012   

Post Carbon Fellow and President of the Population Media Centre is regularly on the road as part of his work. Over the next months Bill will be providing us with regular travel notes and insight … >>

A River in New Zealand Gets a Legal Voice

Sandra Postel Sep 6, 2012   

It speaks the language of riffles and babbles, not legal rights and codes, but the Whanganui River, New Zealand’s third largest, has received something no other river in the country – … >>

POWER FROM THE PEOPLE

Daniel Lerch Sep 4, 2012   

Peak oil and climate change dictate that we get society off fossil fuels, fast. But wind, solar, biofuels, hydropower each have major drawbacks compared to the versatility, ubiquity, and energy … >>

My TEDx Talk: Collective Intelligence for Sustainable Cities

Warren Karlenzig Sep 4, 2012   

TEDx Mission recently invited me to speak at their San Francisco event on how cities are using collective intelligence approaches to address climate change and climate change adaptation. … >>

Don't Worry, There's Plenty of Oil

Asher Miller Aug 27, 2012   

Yes, there's still oil in the ground. We just can't afford it. In broad terms, the peak oil analysts were right. But the fossil fuel industry is winning the PR battle. ... >>

The end of the Industrial Revolution

Paul Gilding Aug 23, 2012   

What a privilege it is to be alive in these times, in such a significant period in human history. It’s not always easy to see moments of great historical importance when you’re in … >>

Building Resilience in a Changing Climate

Richard Heinberg Aug 21, 2012   

Climate shocks are on the way. We’ve already spewed so much carbon into the atmosphere that a cascade of worsening crop failures, droughts, floods, and freak storms is virtually guaranteed. … >>

Our Oversized Groundwater Footprint

Sandra Postel Aug 14, 2012   

We don’t see it, smell it or hear it, but the tragedy unfolding underground is nonetheless real – and it spells big trouble. I’m talking about the depletion of groundwater, the … >>