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Searching for a Miracle

Richard Heinberg   Nov 12, 2009   2 comments

Perhaps the most significant limit to future energy supplies is the “net energy” factor—the requirement that energy systems yield more energy than is invested in their … >>

Sustainable Agriculture Whitepaper

Jason Bradford   Oct 30, 2009   

Report excerpts Framing the Discussion: Sustainable Agriculture = Sustainable Society Developing a sustainable agriculture is a necessary part of creating a sustainable society. The root of … >>

Products, Packaging and US Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bill Sheehan   Sep 30, 2009   

Report author: Joshuah Stolaroff Report publisher: Product Policy Institute (PPI). Bill Sheehan, Executive Director EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper builds on a new report from the U.S. … >>

The Food and Farming Transition: Toward a Post Carbon Food System

Richard Heinberg Michael Bomford   Mar 30, 2009   

How can we continue feeding humanity in a future of declining resources and environmental crisis? This report explores the growing vulnerabilities of the current food system, and the steps needed … >>

The Real New Deal

Richard Heinberg   Dec 1, 2008   

Energy Scarcity and the Path to Energy, Economic, and Environmental Recovery Post Carbon's proposal for the Obama Administration's response to economic, environmental, and energy challenges. … >>