Hughes Exposes the Financial Mess of Fracking
Post Carbon Fellow David Hughes offers insights about the financial shenanigans surrounding the U.S. fracking industry. In the first of an investigative series of articles in DeSmogBlog about the debt crisis in the industry, writer Justin Mikulka interviews Hughes...
McKibben Pushes California Governor on Climate Policies
Post Carbon Fellow Bill McKibben wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times to urge California’s governor, Jerry Brown, to go further in protecting the climate and making the transition to a renewable-energy economy.
Shuman Dives into How Naval Base Affects Local Economy
Post Carbon Fellow Michael Shuman wrote a report about the U.S. Naval base located in the state of Washington on Whidbey Island north of Seattle. The findings of this report are the subject of a Truthout article that is...
Asher Miller Speaks at Corvallis Sustainability Event
Post Carbon Institute Executive Director Asher Miller spoke at the 10th annual Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Fair and Town Hall about creating a resilient community in the face of climate change challenges. From the article: Miller, the Post Carbon Institute...
McKibben Calls out Climate Movement for Failure on Natural Gas
Post Carbon Fellow Bill McKibben describes the climate movement’s biggest failure as the inability to inform the public of the dangers of natural gas. Promotion of natural gas as a “clean” alternative to coal, development of fracking techniques, and...
Sandra Postel on Managing Drought in the US Southwest
Post Carbon Fellow Sandra Postel offers practical ideas for managing the ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern United States. With a clear-eyed analysis of the problem, including less snow pack in the Rocky Mountains, lower flows in the rivers,...
Richard Heinberg on the Kemper Power Plant Project
Post Carbon Fellow Richard Heinberg was quoted in this article from the Guardian about the failure of the Kemper “Clean Coal” Power Plant. From the article: It’s failure is also likely to have a profound impact on the future...
Hughes Shale Reality Check in Natural Gas Intel
Post Carbon Fellow David Hughes’ new report Shale Reality Check casts doubt on the EIA’s latest projections as reported in Natural Gas Intel. From the article: In addition to the reference case, AEO2018 includes energy projections through 2050 under...
Hughes Shale Reality Check on Oilprice.com
Post Carbon Fellow David Hughes’ new Shale Reality Check report was reported in this article at OilPrice.com. From the article: The report argues that while U.S. oil production has doubled from 2005 levels, and shale gas has also exploded...
Collins advice to Davos participants published on Quartz
Post Carbon Board member Chuck Collins op-ed on what rich people should have done instead of going to Davos, and what they should do when they get home was published on Quartz. Beneath the glitz, the gathering features star-studded...