We’re Failing Our Kids
Below is the video and transcript of an emotional talk I gave to parents and teens in my hometown, along with the list of 10 recommendations I made. Transcript Normally when I’m asked to give a talk on climate...
Creating a Sustainable Future
Click on the black box below to watch the video. Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources presented by Rob Dietz. This is the first in a new lecture series sponsored by the...
My Car Is Bigger Than Yours (Episode 4 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
If you jam on the brakes for just a minute and take a look at cars and car culture, you just might find something stinky (maybe even as stinky as the black plume of diesel exhaust emanating from that...
One Point Twenty-One Jigawatts (Episode 3 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
What would we do without energy? The short answer is, “Nothing, absolutely nothing.” And sadly, most people know next to nothing about energy and its fundamental role in society and life itself.
Punching Ronnie in the Mouth (Episode 2 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
This episode of Crazy Town focuses on the limits to growth, including the growth imperatives built into our economic institutions, and explores how the economy could make a shift toward sustainability. Along the way, Asher, Rob, and Jason take...
Orangutans, Santa Suits, and Airplanes on Fire (Episode 1 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
Welcome to Crazy Town, where most of the inhabitants just want you to keep contributing to an economy already in overshoot, keep distracting yourself from the most important stories, and (most of all) keep your mouth shut.
Crazy Town: A New Podcast from Post Carbon Institute
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
If you recognize controversies and hypocrisies like these, then you know what it’s like to live in Crazy Town. Laugh along with Asher, Rob, and Jason (mostly so you don’t cry) as they explore the back alleys, figure out...
Renewable Energy & Beyond: How do we transition to a renewable society?
Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg recently presented via video link at the final forum of the Regenerating Society Series in Melbourne, Australia. Richard was joined by Rescope Project Fellow, Josh Floyd, energy and psychology researcher, Dr Andrea Bunting, host...
Think Resilience Chapter 6: Political & Economic Management
Every society has institutions for making decisions and allocating resources. Some anthropologists call this the STRUCTURE of society. Every society also has an INFRASTRUCTURE, which is its means of obtaining food, energy, and materials. Finally, every society also has...
Think Resilience Chapter 5: Pollution
In nature, waste from one organism is food for another. However, that principle sometimes breaks down and waste becomes poison. Humans aren’t the only possible sources of environmental pollution. But these days the vast majority of pollution does come...