The Peak Oil Crisis: A New Malaise
It has now been more than 33 years since Jimmy Carter’s famous "malaise’ speech given in July 1979. As this speech is often cited as the beginning of the end for the Carter Presidency, no politician in the intervening...
Local Dollars, Local Sense on ABC Brisbane
Credit: ABC Brisbane | Download If you’ve got a mortgage, then you’re probably hoping that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates again before Christmas. But for those of you who are self-funded retirees, any interest rate cut means a drop in...
Revolution: J.J. Abrams tells the Inconvenient Truth
Every week, PCI’s Tod Brilliant will be offering an assessment of NBC’s new J.J. Abrams sci-fi drama, REVOLUTION. Why the TV talk at PCI? Two reasons: 1. PCI Population Fellow William Ryerson has spent decades advocating, with great...
Interview with Ms Majora Carter
Interview with Ms. Majora Carter at The Hill School (9/13/12) from The Hill School on Vimeo. Majora Carter talks about what inspires her work.
Bill Ryerson Population Travel Notes: 2, Burundi
Greetings from Kigali, Rwanda. I am just finishing a week of meetings in Burundi and Rwanda regarding new projects Population Media Center is planning. I was accompanied on the visit to Burundi by Theo Nzeyimana, PMC’s Rwandese producer. ...
Richard Heinberg explains peak oil
Credit: Midday: ABC Classic FM | Download Margaret Throsby interviews Richard about his life and work, and invites him to select the music. Violin image via shutterstock
Richard Heinberg: The End of Growth (interview)
Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth speaks with Vivien Langford from Beyond Zero Radio at his hotel in Sydney, Australia. Richard is currently visiting Australia on a speaking tour sponsored by Sustainable Population Australia and is also...
The Value of Innovative Think Tanks
A recent article highlights the vital role forward-looking think tanks are playing in these times of economic turmoil. Though written for a European audience, it’s directly relevant to the situation anywhere on the globe. The author cites Post Carbon...
Bill Ryerson Population Travel Notes: 1 Abuja, Nigeria
Post Carbon Fellow and President of the Population Media Centre is regularly on the road as part of his work. Over the next months Bill will be providing us with regular travel notes and insight into his experiences. Travel...
A River in New Zealand Gets a Legal Voice
It speaks the language of riffles and babbles, not legal rights and codes, but the Whanganui River, New Zealand’s third largest, has received something no other river in the country – and possibly the world – yet has: a...