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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
May 10, 2019
Below is the video and transcript of an emotional talk I gave to parents and teens in my hometown, along with the list of 10 recommendations I made. Transcript Normally when I’m asked to give a talk on climate...
May 6, 2019
The threats of overshoot and climate chaos loom larger by the day, but it’s all going to work out just fine. At least that’s what you hear from starry-eyed techno-optimists, hemp enthusiasts, and the output of ultra-hypothetical computer models....
April 29, 2019
Click on the black box below to watch the video. Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources presented by Rob Dietz. This is the first in a new lecture series sponsored by the...