Last week I attended an extraordinary occasion in Paris, which felt momentus and historic, but in the somewhat confused and mixed way these things often do. Hosted in the incredible, palatial National Assembly, with its statues, chandeliers and gold...
The Aral Sea in Central Asia, in 1989 (L) and 2008 (R). Images courtesy of NASA. The most devastated ecosystem I’ve ever seen is the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Once the world’s fourth largest lake, the Aral spanned an area...
This spring, I spent three weeks traveling around China and needless to say, I, along with every other visitor, was impressed by the economic progress the Chinese have made in the years since the Cultural Revolution. Tens of millions...
If there is any place on planet Earth where we should dig in our heels against expanded coal mining, it is surely Alaska. Imagine the environmental travesty of ships by the hundreds laden with coal dug from pristine Arctic...
At least one aspect of fracking’s risks to drinking water became a little clearer this week. A study led by Rob Jackson of Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,...
John Paul Flintoff’s article about Transition and The Power of Just Doing Stuff that appeared in the Guardian two weeks ago seemed to hit the right note, and has been popping up all over the place. It also led to the book being...
In this keynote presentation Richard surveys three over-arching global trends that provide the context for smart local economic development and planning. The video begins with Kelly Rajala (Co-founder of Share Exchange) introducing Richard. Event Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013,...
In this keynote presentation Richard surveys three over-arching global trends that provide the context for smart local economic development and planning. Event Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, hosted by Share Exchange for more information visit: www.shareexchange.coop View Part 1
San Clemente Dam in California, now coming down. Photo via sanclementedamremoval.org Today marks a historic event for California rivers: the launch of the biggest dam removal project in state history. Over the next 28 months, the beautiful Carmel River...
What if we aren’t about to return to economic growth? What if the economic growth era is actually behind us? Richard Heinberg’s latest landmark work, The End of Growth, goes to the heart of the ongoing financial crisis, explaining...