The Human Predicament
July 11, 2019
We face a “perfect storm” of interacting global stressors. Is resilience a possible response? This is Nate Hagens' keynote address discussing the issues from The Resilience Gathering 2019.
The Climate Movement: What’s Next?
July 9, 2019
Fighting for their human and legal rights often means complicating the lives of the fossil fuel industry.
Resilience in the Face of Climate Change with Richard Heinberg
July 8, 2019
Take a glimpse at what our future climate might mean for us and how we can prepare for the coming changes.
Why the Next 12 Years Could be the Making of us
June 3, 2019
Here is an article I wrote for the latest edition of Reconnect magazine. I changed the title as I prefer my own one. I hope you enjoy it. After two extraordinary weeks in which Extinction Rebellion brought London to a...
Band-Aid Town: Season or Show Finale for Crazy Town?
June 3, 2019
Lucky number 13 marks the final episode of Crazy Town’s first—and possibly last—season. If you’ve been listening, then you probably noticed that Jason, Rob, and I had some fun creating this podcast. Hopefully you had some fun, too, listening,...
The Future of Food: Getting Beyond the Energy Blindness of Techno-Utopianism
May 30, 2019
Contrary to the forecasts of most demographers, urbanization will reverse course as globalization unwinds during the 21st century. The eventual decline in fossil hydrocarbon flows, and the inability of renewables to fully substitute, will create a deficiency of energy...
Helicopter Money and a Game of Kick the Can (Episode 12 of Crazy Town)
May 28, 2019
Have you ever wondered how dolphins feel about quantitative easing? OK, probably not, but it is important to consider the effects that money and monetary policy have on the real world of energy, society, and the environment. Nate Hagens...
The Future is Rural on Go Green Radio
May 21, 2019
Dr. Jason Bradford, a farmer, biologist and board president of Post Carbon Institute, released a report earlier this spring called, The Future Is Rural: Food System Adaptations to the Great Simplification. In the report Dr. Bradford acknowledges that our...
My Dinner is Stuck in Traffic (Episode 11 of Crazy Town)
May 20, 2019
In this episode, Rob, Asher, and Jason talk about why fossil fuels are so embedded in our food system and how changes in the way we grow food might change where all of us live. This episode is designed...
Tackling Inequality, One Pair of Lederhosen at a Time (Episode 10 of Crazy Town)
May 13, 2019
Chuck Collins joins Asher, Rob, and Jason in Crazy Town to describe his startling journey from undercover trust fund kid to tireless campaigner for economic equality. Together they examine why Richie Rich, Donald Trump, Scrooge McDuck, and Jeff Bezos...