Can We Afford the Future?
As a child of the 1950s I grew up immersed in a near-universal expectation of progress.
Fossil Fuels
Cap Fossil Fuel Production Now!
In short, we need fossil fuels to go away, but in a measured and predictable way.
Is Democracy Hitting the Fossil Fuels too Hard?
Industrial civilization and its fossil fuels have allowed for a lacksadaisy modern way of life that places an overwhelmingly stronger inclination on the various guises of narcissism than on genuine civic participation, leading to a crisis of democracy.
Our Renewable Future
How we use energy is as important as how we get it.
The Great Burning
What will we do when the Great Burning comes to an end?
Richard Heinberg talks about Afterburn
Richard Heinberg on his new book Afterburn: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels.
Energy Crunch: Kicking coal?
This week we saw three important signs of the increasingly moribund state of the fossil fuel industry.
Our Renewable Future
Or, What I’ve Learned in 12 Years Writing about Energy
Energy Crunch: unburnable oil
The price of oil fell below $50/barrel this week, extending the recent rout and causing turmoil in financial markets, worsening economic crisis in Russia and Venezuela, and helping to push the Eurozone towards deflation.
Carbon Counterattack
Around the world, carbon-based fuels are under attack. Increasingly grim economic pressures, growing popular resistance, and the efforts of government regulators have all shocked the energy industry.
Keep your Eyes on the Prize
At the essential center of the framework of the Crash Course is the almost insultingly simple idea that endless growth on a finite planet is an impossibility.
Panarchy: Implications For Economic & Social Policy
Panarchy is a concept that recognizes the cycle of growth, collapse and renewal inherent in complex systems. What can this concept tell us about human society’s cycles?