Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg’s column on moving from the economic growth to the ecological world view was published at Renewable Matter magazine. From the article: In every age a worldview arises that helps people make sense of their...
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A lot of hope is riding on the wheels of the world’s three million electric cars. So, how’s the EV revolution going? And even if it’s going well, is it really the best strategy? Those are the questions I...
In discussing climate change and all our other eco-social predicaments, how does one distinguish accurate information from statements intended to elicit either false hope or needless capitulation to immediate and utter doom? And, in cases where pessimistic outlooks do...
The immediate energy nightmare in Puerto Rico is gradually winding down, with electrical power now available to about 90 percent of households (some rural areas are still without power). But it’s clear to nearly everyone that a reversion to...
The end of growth has been postponed as long as is humanly possible. It’s far past time to come to terms with ecological reality and make a deliberate transition to a post-growth regime.
If environmentalists hope to have any real success in the age of Trump, they will have to change strategies and tactics in response to a transformed political and social context.
Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy’s Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Research and Education is hosting its 11th Health Disparities Conference. April 19–20, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Conference participants will include clinicians (pharmacists, physicians, nurses,...
Right now, we are on track for not a very happy energy future unless something changes. And of course that’s why we do our work to raise the alarm and help people to understand where we are.
In Part 1 of this essay we surveyed the historical, economic, and cultural context for the upset victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. I did not mention Russian interference in that election. That’s because it is a subject...