OutThere Monthly – Interview with Richard Heinberg
By Juliet Sinisterra, OutThere Monthly In 2003 The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg was published. The book is a somber, detailed analysis of the central role that fossil fuels have played...
The great carbon bubble: Why the fossil fuel industry fights so hard
If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most prominent features at the moment would be a giant carbon bubble, whose bursting someday will make the housing bubble of 2007...
Arthur E. Berman, Petroleum Geologist: Magical Thinking and Fracking
Credit: Kunstlercast | Download James Howard Kunstler speaks by phone with Arthur E. Berman, who is a petroleum geologist and consultant to the energy sector; editorial board member of The Oil Drum; associate editor of the AAPG Bulletin; director of The Association...
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...