Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg’s latest book AFTERBURN was referenced in this article by Fred Kirschenmann at In These Times.

From the article:

Numerous authors advise us to quickly and radically begin making a transition from unlimited economic growth, and unlimited human population growth, to an alternative paradigm that acknowledges our dependence on the “health” and resilience of nature to sustain our own well-being.

Here are just a few examples:

• In his 2014 book, Extracted: How the Quest for Mineral Wealth is Plundering the Planet (Chelsea Green Publishers), chemistry Professor Ugo Bardi published a comprehensive study on the extent that we are extracting the minerals on which our industrial food system depends. He argues that with this “plundering of the planet,” we “are bumping up against limits on a number of critical resources,” and need to redesign a food system that does not depend on these inputs.
• Journalist Richard Heinberg, in his latest collection of essays, Afterburn: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels (New Society Publishers 2015), offers yet another look at how our depletion of fossil fuels will alter the future. He calls for a “civilization reboot,” detailing some of the major changes needed as we move into a future “beyond” fossil fuels, and how such changes could improve our quality of life.