David Fridley Richard Heinberg
The transition to clean energy will not be a simple matter of replacing fossil fuels with renewables. Our Renewable Future is a clear-eyed and urgent guide to this transformation.
On the surface, things appear normal. The status quo of life in America circa 2016 isn’t to everyone’s liking, but at least the system is still working after a fashion. The price of oil is going up a bit:...
Nate Hagens, educator, writer and past editor of The Oil Drum, will discusses the big picture issues facing our society today and what it means to be human in the 21st century. This presentation covers the opportunities and constraints...
The following is an excerpt from a chapter by Richard Heinberg which is included the new book Can a City Be Sustainable? (State of the World) by The Worldwatch Institute. The last few decades have seen dramatic urban expansion as...
On May 13 the American news media reported that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump had recruited U.S. Republican Congressman Kevin Cramer of North Dakota—a major oil drilling state—to help him draft his energy policy. Cramer has said he...
Asher Miller David Hughes Richard Heinberg
In recent years, US oil and natural gas production have exploded due to fracking (hydraulic fracturing coupled with horizontal drilling in shale source rocks), leading to claims that “peak oil is dead.” While the so-called “shale revolution” is regarded...
David Fridley Richard Heinberg
Several of the country’s leading energy analysts and environmental organizations have formulated plans for transitioning to 100% renewable energy. The fascinating new book, Our Renewable Future, gathers and assesses the viability of those plans. Join the book’s authors David...
Richard Heinberg’s talk ‘Our Renewable Future’ will kick off a day-long gathering of activists and organizers from around the New England region, folks building resilient local communities and resisting fossil fuel infrastructure. Stick around for lunch, workshops, and networking...
A recent vacation afforded me the opportunity to read The Oracle of Oil, Mason Inman’s excellent new biography of Marion King Hubbert. I strongly recommend it. But, rather than writing a standard book review (which might cover much of...
Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg was one of the experts quoted in this article on the energy future of cities. From the article: What could changes in energy supply mean for cities? Heinberg: Ongoing urbanization means that societies...