Ed note: This piece is part of a 3-part series. Part 1 is also cross-posted on Truthout. Donald Trump’s 13-month tenure (so far) as president of the United States has been an exhausting sprint for onlookers concerned about the state...
During his talk, Richard Heinberg will review the types of energy used today — and why some are less suitable for certain uses briefly underline the imperative to shift away from fossil fuels highlight creative “workarounds” for intermittent energy...
Well, I’m amazed and impressed. Tight oil production has pushed total United States petroleum output to more than 10 million barrels a day, a rate last seen almost a half-century ago. It’s a new U.S. record. Fifteen years ago...
Local Futures and the Economics of Happiness, Richard discusses why GDP growth became a measure of success, why it’s officially a failure, the reasons growth can’t continue indefinitely, and why we need a metric that reflects human and ecological wellbeing. Originally presented...
On February 27, 2018, Island Press hosted a well-attended webinar on our 2017 book, The Community Resilience Reader: Essential Resources for an Era of Upheaval. Editor Daniel Lerch and contributors Richard Heinberg (Post Carbon Institute) and Rebecca Wodder presented...
Join Island Press and Post Carbon Institute for a webinar featuring Richard Heinberg and Rebecca Wodder, contributors to The Community Resilience Reader. Richard, co-author of Our Renewable Future and Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute, will explain the intersections of our multiple sustainability crises. He...
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Department of Energy is about to release its Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2018, with forecasts for American oil, gas, and other forms of energy production through mid-century. As usual, energy journalists...
In tumultuous times, art can and must express the turmoil and help us process what’s going on.
According to most observers, the speculative bubble-of-the-year award for 2017—had there been one—would have gone to Bitcoin, the value of which soared from under $800 in January of last year to almost $20,000 by mid-December. In fact, though, Ripple (a...
Renewable energy sources are increasingly becoming cost-competitive with traditional fossil energy sources. Part of the University of Houston Energy Symposium Series, this panel discussion addresses the issue of continued government subsidies for renewable energy sources. Our panel of experts...