Richard Heinberg: Puerto Rico in a world in transition

By Richard Heinberg, originally published by Resilience.org

December 17, 2013

NOTE: Images in this archived article have been removed.

Image RemovedRichard Heinberg presenting at Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) Puerto Rico. Recorded August 28th 2013. The video has a Spanish intro and then switiches to Richard presenting in English at 3:30 mins.

Read Richard’s Puerto Rico trip report

Richard Heinberg

Richard is Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute, and is regarded as one of the world’s foremost advocates for a shift away from our current reliance on fossil fuels. He is the author of fourteen books, including some of the seminal works on society’s current energy and environmental sustainability crisis. He has 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 has been quoted and interviewed countless times for print, television, and radio. His monthly MuseLetter has been in publication since 1992. Full bio at postcarbon.org.

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