Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Richard Heinberg The recent USGS announcement about the Wolfcamp play may inspire another round of company presentations to investors, and perhaps even a spurt of new drilling, but it probably won’t much change the overall picture.
State representative Joyce McCreight never thought she would run for office.
The World Energy Outlook 2016, released last week, is just one among an increasing line of studies showing how nations need to slow and, ultimately, phase out investment in new fossil fuel supply infrastructure – from oil fields and pipelines to coal mines – if they are serious about keeping warming to 2C or less.
Ireland is one of the most advanced countries in energy transition, getting over a quarter of its electricity from renewables.
As the idea of patterns of commoning suggests, commons are not objects, but actions.
The industrialized food system, studies have shown, is linked to greenhouse gas emissions, algal blooms, pesticide pollution, soil erosion and biodiversity loss, to name a few ecological troubles.
I am moving slowly and deliberately and thinking about the world we need to build together, on a much larger scale.
Justin Trudeau announced the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline Tuesday, saying the project is integral to meeting Canada’s climate commitments.
In early November, the Trudeau government tabled a ministerial panel report on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project proposed by Kinder Morgan, a Houston-based energy corporation.
Standing Rock is an unpredicted history lesson for all of us.
The election of Donald Trump reflects the unraveling of the centre-left across the West, and with it a fragile consensus on climate change.
I promised to do a few newsletters on helpful points about how to be more competent, especially on food and city issues. So here goes.
