Richard Heinberg Navigating the New Economic Reality Part 1

By Richard Heinberg, originally published by Share Exchange

June 26, 2013

In this keynote presentation Richard surveys three over-arching global trends that provide the context for smart local economic development and planning. The video begins with Kelly Rajala (Co-founder of Share Exchange) introducing Richard.

Event Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, hosted by Share Exchange for more information visit: www.shareexchange.coop.

Richard Heinberg

Richard passed away unexpectedly in July 2026. Read this rememberance by Asher Miller.

Richard Heinberg was regarded as one of the world’s foremost advocates for a shift away from our current reliance on fossil fuels. He was the author of fourteen books, including some of the seminal works on society’s current energy and environmental sustainability crisis. Richard was Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute for nearly twenty years.

Richard authored hundreds of essays and articles that have appeared in such journals as Nature and The Wall Street Journal; delivered hundreds of lectures on energy and climate issues to audiences on six continents; and was quoted and interviewed countless times for print, television, and radio. His monthly MuseLetter was published for 400 consecutive months starting in 1992, and was included in Utne Magazine’s annual list of Best Alternative Newsletters.

Full bio at postcarbon.org.

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