The Peak Oil Dilemma
We live in a finite world. Fossil fuels–oil, coal, and natural gas–are our number one energy source. Oil, being the biggest, drives almost everything we do. And we’re rapidly reaching the limits of how much of it the world...
Exxon’s Never-Ending Big Dig
Here’s the story so far. We have the chief legal representatives of the eighth and 16th largest economies on Earth (California and New York) probing the biggest fossil fuel company on Earth (ExxonMobil), while both Democratic presidential candidates are...
Shuman’s Local Economy Solution reviewed in Solutions Journal
Post Carbon Fellow Michael Shuman’s latest book The Local Economy Solution was reviewed at Solutions Journal. From the review: One must give Shuman credit for pointing out the realities of local economies—they are unique, messy, and reliant on a...
On Halloween costumes and Christmas cups
Over the last few days, my social media feed has been dominated by two stories: 1) student protests at the University of Missouri and Yale over the universities’ respective handling of racial incidents and concerns; and 2) Starbuck’s “controversial”...
The Gross Society
Richard’s new book AFTERBURN: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels is released this week. We’re running some of the essays from the book on PCI this week. Use Discount Code PCI2015 for 20% off your purchase of the printed...
Ten Years After
Richard’s new book AFTERBURN: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels is released this week. We’re running some of the essays from the book on PCI this week. Use Discount Code PCI2015 for 20% off your purchase of the printed book....
The Anthropocene: It’s Not All About Us
Richard’s new book AFTERBURN: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels is released this week. We’re running some of the essays from the book on PCI this week. Use Discount Code PCI2015 for 20% off your purchase of the printed book. ...
Richard Heinberg on Our Renewable Future
Richard Heinberg discusses our renewable future and how to get there. Richard is the author of eleven books including: – Afterburn (April 2015) – Snake Oil (July 2013) – The End of Growth (August 2011) – Peak Everything: Waking...
Postel ‘Change the Course’ article in Solutions Journal
Post Carbon Fellow Sandra Postel was one of the authors behind a recent article in Solutions on saving water via the ‘Change the Course’ program. From the article: We depend on freshwater ecosystems for clean water, fisheries, food, and...
12 Ways You Made An Impact in 2014
You’ve had quite a busy 2014! In just one year, you: 1. Got the US EIA to cry “Uncle!” and downgrade its estimate for the Monterey Shale Formation by 96%! 2. Yanked the rug out from under pundit Paul Krugman’s attack on PCI...