Everyday Life in the Modern World
Post Carbon Fellow Stephanie Mills presents at the Techno-Utopianism & the Fate of the Earth Teach In hosted by the International Forum on Globalization.
Nature Is the Final Measure
Post Carbon Fellow Wes Jackson presents at the Techno-Utopianism & the Fate of the Earth Teach In hosted by the International Forum on Globalization.
A Watershed Moment for Los Angeles
The timing might seem odd, even self-destructive. Last month, in the midst of one of the most severe droughts in California’s historical record, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued an executive order calling for his southern California city to...
U.S. & China emmissions deal is first step but more needed
The world’s two most egregious air polluters – the U.S. and China – announced a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions during the next 20 years. In Beijing Wednesday, President Barack Obama said the U.S. intends to get at...
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...
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...
Delicious Development: The Powerful Role of Local Food in Job Creation
Michael H. Shuman, author of Local Dollars, Local Sense presents “Delicious Development: The Powerful Role of Local Food in Job Creation” at the Sustainable Communities Workshop on October 29, 2014 in Sarasota, FL.
Bridging the Chasm: The Intergenerational Challenge of Climate Destabilization
Post Carbon Fellow David Orr and his son, the Reverend Daniel Orr presented and conversed at the 2014 Earthkeeping Summit, an event hosted by Ohio Interfaith Power and Light and The Ohio State University School of Environment and Natural...
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...
The Peak Oil Crisis: A Reality Check
For the last four or five years, we have been bombarded with a stream of stories about the “shale revolution.” Horizontal drilling and fracking, mostly in the U.S., were said to have released oceans of new oil and a...