Adapted and expanded from a presentation on “Energy Independence and Foreign Policy” to the World Affairs Council of Oregon, 3/28/14. BACKGROUND The roots of energy independence lie in the energy crises of the 1970s. US oil production peaked in...
Post Carbon Fellow John Kaufmann’s response to Gordon Fulk’s op-ed on climate change was published at the Oregonian. From the post: I would like to challenge Gordon Fulks’ March 16 op-ed claiming that regional temperatures have declined and dismissing...
Many responses to peak oil urge individual and community solutions, ignoring government. They argue that since government hasn’t done anything to address the problem, citizens and businesses must take matters into their own hands. Some even argue that government...
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How do population, water, energy, food, and climate issues impact one another? What can we do to address one problem without making the others worse? The Post Carbon Reader features essays by some of the world’s most provocative thinkers...