Bill Rees Epiphany
Post Carbon Fellow Bill Rees Story in animation.
Why Northern Gateway is unnecessary
WATCH VIDEO The federal government is holding public hearings on the controversial Northern Gateway project, which would ship crude oil from Alberta to a port on the west coast. But David Hughes, President of Global Sustainability, tells BNN why...
Bill Rees’ Last Lecture
By Justin Richie, The Tyee Last December, after more than 40 years teaching at the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at the University of British Columbia, Bill Rees gave his last lecture as a full-time professor. As...
The Peak Oil Crisis: Election 2012
If current trends continue, gasoline prices and U.S. energy policy seem destined to play a larger role in the political debate prior to the November elections than ever before. Gasoline on the East Coast is already within striking distance...
Occupy Educated: Richard Heinberg Q&A
WATCH VIDEO A live Q&A with Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth recorded on January 30th for Occupy Educated.
Forever Planting (for Peak Oil & Climate Change)
Credit: Radio Ecoshock | Download We depend utterly on fossil fuels, especially to grow our food. From natural gas comes the millions of tons of fertilizers. Oil provides herbicides and pesticides. All is planted and harvested with oil power, driven, shipped or...
Enemies of the State
Almost exactly nine years ago, opposition to the US invasion of Iraq was reaching a fever pitch. On February 15, 2003 millions of people around the world rallied to protest the inexorable march to war, including in over 150...
The peak oil crisis: On closing our refineries
Here is one more thing for those of us who live in the northeastern U.S. to start worrying about – the refineries that make our gasoline, diesel, heating oil, etc. are dropping like flies. In today’s economy, these refineries...
Please Explain: How to Save the World—The Global Water Supply
Credit: The Leonard Lopate Show| Download We’re kicking off a series of Please Explains on how to save the world—ways to approach complex global problems such as climate change, food supply, garbage disposal, population control, and violence. Today’s topic is how...
Organics and Sustainability: Reflections on my New York Times Misquote
The phone rang as I was tying up loose ends for my last day in the office before Christmas. New York Times reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal wanted my thoughts on the sustainability of organic agriculture… a subject that I think...