The Oil Price Crash of 2014
Oil prices have fallen by half since late June. This is a significant development for the oil industry and for the global economy, though no one knows exactly how either the industry or the economy will respond in the...
Heinberg talks falling oil prices on Boom and Boost
Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg was interviewed about the cause and effect of falling oil prices on RT Boom and Bust. Watch: Segment begins at 04:00 mins.
Heinberg Debunks Clean Coal in the WSJ
Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg went head to head with MIT’s Howard J. Herzog in the Wall Street Journal to explain why the economics of clean coal won’t work. From the article: For years, Americans have seen commercials touting...
Heinberg sees pain ahead for frackers
Note: Segment begins at 20:57. Erin sits down with Richard Heinberg – senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute – to discuss oil. Richard tells us how he interprets the potential deal between China and Russia for Western Siberian...
7th Vermont Community Energy and Climate Action Conference
This inspiring conference emphasizes clean energy and climate action strategies that Vermonters can help implement locally — and beyond. The day is aimed at inspiring, supporting and growing the statewide network of town energy committees and building the capacity...
How to Shrink the Economy without Crashing It: A Ten-Point Plan
The human economy is currently too big to be sustainable. We know this because Global Footprint Network, which methodically tracks the relevant data, informs us that humanity is now using 1.5 Earths’ worth of resources. We can temporarily use...
The Party’s Over: Energy and Debt
Richard Heinberg was one of 45 leading scholars, authors and activists who convened at The Great Hall of Cooper Union, New York City, on October 25-26, 2014, for the public presentation: “Techno-Utopianism and the Fate of the Earth.” This...
Paul Krugman and the Limits of Hubris
Economist Paul Krugman evidently feels irked and irritated by the notion that there might be limits to economic expansion: he has followed up his New York Times op-ed of September 18 (“Errors and Emissions,” to which I replied here)...
Heinberg Economics of Sustainability keynote in the SF Public Press
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg’s recent keynote speech to the Economics of Sustainability was picked up here. From the article: Richard Heinberg, an author and environmental activist, says that reimagining communities to function on a smaller scale might be...
Heinberg mentioned in The Daily Illini
Post Carbon Institute’s Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg was mentioned in an article for his keynote address at the event titled “Feeding 9 Billion: A Path to Sustainable Agriculture” hosted by the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE). The...