Richard Heinberg Navigating the New Economic Reality Part 1
In this keynote presentation Richard surveys three over-arching global trends that provide the context for smart local economic development and planning. The video begins with Kelly Rajala (Co-founder of Share Exchange) introducing Richard. Event Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013,...
Richard Heinberg Navigating the New Economic Reality Part 2
In this keynote presentation Richard surveys three over-arching global trends that provide the context for smart local economic development and planning. Event Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, hosted by Share Exchange for more information visit: www.shareexchange.coop View Part 1
Fish, Frogs, and People to Benefit from Biggest Dam-Removal Project in California History
San Clemente Dam in California, now coming down. Photo via sanclementedamremoval.org Today marks a historic event for California rivers: the launch of the biggest dam removal project in state history. Over the next 28 months, the beautiful Carmel River...
The Story of More: Richard Heinberg
What if we aren’t about to return to economic growth? What if the economic growth era is actually behind us? Richard Heinberg’s latest landmark work, The End of Growth, goes to the heart of the ongoing financial crisis, explaining...
Why even the G8 prefer vibrant, diverse local economies really…
If there was one picture that captured the times we are living through it is this. It appeared on the BBC website recently with the following caption: Kevin McGuire walks his dog past a vacant shop in Belcoo, Northern Ireland. The...
Australia’s oil vulnerability
Credit: RN: Big Ideas | Download While some predict peak oil will soon be the end of industrial society, others shrug it off as scaremongering. But if we are running out of oil, is intervention needed to mitigate the impact of peak...
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. 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...