Arrival of the post-petroleum human (Michael Ruppert interview)

By Janaia Donaldson, originally published by Peak Moment Television

July 6, 2011

Society
NOTE: Images in this archived article have been removed.

Image Removed“Petroleum Man is dead. Infinite Growth Man is dead. Post Petroleum Human is alive,” announced Michael C. Ruppert on May 22, 2011. Members of this emerging “species” know they must live in balance with the Earth, while remembering the lessons of industrial civilization.

The star and subject of the documentary film “Collapse”, Mike founded CollapseNet.com in 2010 to empower people to connect and relocalize. He’s the author of Crossing the Rubicon, and Confronting Collapse.

Watch his full presentation at Green Living EcoFest, May 2011: “Birth of Post-Petroleum Human.”

Watch Mike’s 2006 Peak Moment Conversation, “Pondering our Post-Petroleum Future.”

Listen to Audio. Download video on iTunes.

Read Janaia’s journal “Mike Ruppert and Dmitry Orlov – presentations and conversations.”

 

Janaia Donaldson

Janaia Donaldson is the host and producer of Peak Moment TV conversations showcasing grass roots entrepreneurs pioneering locally reliant, resilient communities during these challenging times of energy and resource decline, ecological limits, and economic turbulence. We tour North America in our mobile studio, taping on location. Peak Moment Conversations are online at www.peakmoment.tv/conversations. Produced bi-weekly, there are over 200 half hour programs as of 2012.

Tags: Building Community, Culture & Behavior

The Guilford food hub: Growing community resilience one lemon bar at a time

By Chuck Collins, Tristan Roberts, Resilience.org

How a small Vermont town built a thriving local food system that keeps $50,000 annually in the community while creating social connection.

October 16, 2026

Walkability is not just about walking

By Tiffany Owens, Cities Decoded

Walkable cities are places that do best what cities are meant to do: contain and display human life with all of its variety, tension, diversity, struggle and beauty.

October 15, 2026

Why we need to think outside the box this election

By Daniel Hunter, Waging Nonviolence

Defending the upcoming election from authoritarian capture will require massive turnout, and we all have roles to play.

October 14, 2026

Comments

We changed commenting systems on September 10, 2026 as part of a site-wide functionality and security upgrade. Your past comments have not disappeared, and you can still log in with your old Disqus account credentials if you wish. Contact us with any questions.

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted