A Spanish translation of Post Carbon Institute’s 300 years of fossil fuels in 300 seconds. Narrated by Adela & Loreto. Also special thanks to Cote Concha Campbell.
See also new subtitled version in Slovak (thanks to Martin Barjak), and Russian (thanks to Maksym Mirzabaiev).
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.
Tags: Coal, Education, Energy Policy, Fossil Fuels, Geopolitics & Military, Oil, Overshoot
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