Water – and Us – in the “Anthropocene”
Numerous species of fish and other life forms face extinction due to human actions in this planetary time scientists propose to call the Anthropocene. Missions Media/National Geographic In late May, 500 scientists from around the world gathered in Bonn, Germany,...
Richard Heinberg keynote BCEA 2013
2013 BCEA Keynote – Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute from Renewable Energy Alaska Project on Vimeo. Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg explains our energy predicament.
Post Carbon Institute Goes to Washington
It may be an exaggeration to say that the nation’s capital was built on a swamp, but being there with temperatures hovering at 90°F (32°C) and humidity at nearly 100%, you can see why that myth has persisted....
The new economic frontier is a chance for community resilience
I spoke at the Hay Festival last week, a very well-attended and enjoyable session. Every day during the Festival, the Daily Telegraph produces ‘The Hayley Telegraph’, a free magazine given away at the Festival, which includes articles by, or...
The Serious Challenge of Our Time
This is the text of Wes Jackson’s Commencement Address at University of Kansas, from Sunday, May 19, 2013 Chancellor Gray-Little, faculty, fellow honorees, members of the board of regents. And now I come to the family members; sacrifices have...
This American Life: Hot in my backyard
This American Life Host Ira Glass tells the story of writer turned activist Bill McKibben. McKibben is trying to reinvent progressive politics when it come to climate change. He’s attempting to create a divestment campaign modeled after the successful...
Spring of Sustainability – Snake Oil: How Big Energy’s Misleading Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future
Credit: Spring of Sustainability Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg gave this interview in May 2013 as part of the Spring of Sustainability Teleseminar Series .
So Much Wasted Energy – Rethinking food waste
This is the final part of our serialization of Chapter 4 (Energy) from the latest Resilience guide, “Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable & Secure Food Systems“. This installment shows the big problem we have with...
Share Spray: A New Way To Do Everything
The Sharing Solution and the Center for a New American Dream have launched a new 5-minute animation: Share Spray — A New Way To Do Everything. With creativity, charm, and a bit of fun, Share Spray explores how sharing could transform our lives and neighborhoods....
Why I’m marking passing 400 ppm by getting back on an aeroplane
In November 2006, I sat at the back of the Barn Cinema, Dartington, and watched ‘An Inconvenient Truth‘. It had such an impact on me that by the time it ended, I had decided that I couldn’t just leave...