Richard Heinberg
Richard Heinberg is the author of ten books including The Party's Over and The End of Growth. He is Senior Fellow-in-Residence of Post Carbon Institute and is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost Peak Oil educators.
He has authored scores of essays and articles that have appeared in such journals as Nature, The Ecologist, The American Prospect, Public Policy Research, Quarterly Review, Z Magazine, Resurgence, The Futurist, European Business Review, Earth Island Journal, Yes!, Pacific Ecologist, and The Sun; and on web sites such as Alternet.org, EnergyBulletin.net, TheOilDrum.com, ProjectCensored.com, and Counterpunch.com. He has appeared in many film and television documentaries, including Leonardo DiCaprio’s '11th Hour', and is a recipient of the M. King Hubbert Award for Excellence in Energy Education.
Energy |
Apr 16, 2013
There's Only One Real Option for Averting Economic and Ecological Ruin -- So Why Aren't We Talking About It?
Energy conservation is our best strategy for pre-adapting to an inevitably energy-constrained future. And it may be our only real option for averting economic, social, and ecological ruin.
Energy |
Apr 2, 2013
The Coming Crash: Our Addiction to Endless Growth on a Finite Planet
Tara Lohan author of Water Matters: Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource interviews Richard Heinberg about ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth.
Energy |
Mar 18, 2013
Richard Heinberg Launches Community Engagement Model of Publishing, Fights Big Oil
Help us fight back against Big Oil's billion-dollar spin machine by pre-ordering and participating in the writing and editing of Richard Heinberg's next book, 'SNAKE OIL! How Big Energy's Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future'.
Economy |
Feb 26, 2013
Deficit Reduction = Recession
The math is not difficult. The US has an annual GDP of $14 trillion, and the nation’s current $1 trillion in annual deficit spending is seven percent of its GDP. Growth in GDP has recently been running at about two percent annually (though in the last quarter of 2012 the economy actually contracted slightly). The relationship between deficit spending and GDP growth may not be exactly 1:1 …
Energy |
Jan 15, 2013
Why Is the Economy Shrinking? - Richard Heinberg
Endless growth is a delusion with consequences...The spiral of climate change, peak energy, and economic crisis, with author Richard Heinberg. Fresh interview on giant new book "Energy: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth". Followed by speech to Chicago Bioneers "Life After Growth: Why the Economy Is Shrinking and What to Do About It”.
Economy |
Dec 30, 2012
Fiscal Cliff: Nowhere to go But Down
Most folks in Washington and on Wall Street are desperate to avoid the fiscal cliff. That’s because the automatic spending cuts and tax increases that would take effect if we go over the edge would mean an end to recovery and a resumption of economic contraction.
Society |
Dec 20, 2012
Conflict and change in the era of economic decline: Part 5 - A theory of change for a century of crisis
If groups seeking to make the post-carbon transition go more smoothly and equitably are to have much hope of success, they need a sound strategy grounded in a realistic theory of change. Here, briefly, is a theory of change that makes sense to me.
Society |
Dec 17, 2012
Conflict and Change in the Era of Economic Decline: Part 4 - Post-carbon governance
Are we headed toward a more autocratic or democratic future? There’s no hard and fast answer; the outcome may vary by region. However, recent history does offer some useful clues.
Society |
Dec 14, 2012
Conflict and Change in the Era of Economic Decline: Part 3 - Scenarios for simplification: the options for managerial elites
Setting aside the discussion of international conflict, what will be the options of nations for dealing internally with economic decline? So far, the first resort of many countries has been fiscal austerity.
Society |
Dec 12, 2012
Conflict and Change in the Era of Economic Decline: Part 2: War and peace in a shrinking economy
When empires crumble, as they always do, the result is often a free-for-all among previous subject nations and potential rivals as they sort out power relations.MORE ARTICLES +
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