Browser does not support iframes! Political economist, activist and writer Gar Alperovitz and Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg discuss ‘Equality and Inequality in a Shrinking Economy–Strategies and Consequences’. This is a recording of video chat recorded May 22,...
What happens next in the economy – the nation’s, the state’s, and Seattle’s – no longer lies in the hands of Capitol Hill politicians, the Federal Reserve, or even the boards of companies like Microsoft and Starbucks. It depends on...
Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore’s Dilemma," and Majora Carter talk about America’s waste problem with Dan Esty, Commissioner of CT’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and John Dankosky, host of WNPR’s "Where We Live." The panelists participated...
Post Carbon Water Fellow Sandra Postel is one of the experts included in this short film featuring the Potomac river as an example of he threats to the US river system. The film was top of the list in...
What might we learn from the construction, between 1438 and 1448 of the Hospital of St. John in Sherborne (see above) that might shape the way we think about construction in the 21st century? While the bulk of the...
Mike Grenville of Transition Forest Row, interviews Richard Heinberg on Permaculture and it’s relationship with The End of Growth.
Next time you find yourself in traffic, try this nifty thought exercise. Ignore the cars within your field of vision and imagine instead the contents of their fuel tanks. Visualize gasoline flowing up and down the highway. Let’s assume...
While waiting to see how the Iranian nuclear confrontation and the various Eurozone crises sort themselves out, there is time to step back and look at the interaction of the major forces that will shape our future. While the...
Credit: Climate One | Download Financial market volatility and depleting natural resources together present a challenging outlook for investors. How can individuals and communities be more resilient amid growing political and fiscal turmoil throughout the world? How can we impact change? With...
The Williams River was so languid and lovely last Saturday morning that it was almost impossible to imagine the violence with which it must have been running on August 28, 2011. And yet the evidence was all around: sand...