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Heinberg: Why Is the Economy Shrinking?
Endless growth is a delusion with consequences…The spiral of climate change, peak energy, and economic crisis, with author Richard Heinberg. Fresh interview on giant new book “Energy: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth”. Followed by speech to Chicago Bioneers “Life After Growth: Why the Economy Is Shrinking and What to Do About It”. Radio Ecoshock 130116
Download/listen to this Radio Ecoshock show (1 hour) in CD Quality (56 MB) or Lo-Fi (14 MB)
Download/listen to Richard Heinberg’s speech to the Chicago Great Lakes Bioneers conference (42 minutes) in CD Quality or Lo-Fi
Download/listen to my Radio Ecoshock interview with Richard Heinberg (17 minutes)in CD Quality or Lo-fi.
Richard Heinberg, California.
Eye-popping, jaw-dropping, – I’m out of words to describe the tsunami of agencies and experts admitting our troubles are bigger than our brains.
But this week we’re going to step back from brink. I want to explore what it means. But who can assemble the currents of climate change, peak energy, and a delusional economy into a big picture? Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute is one of the few who consistently keeps track of all three. He’s the author of 10 books including “The Party’s Over“, “Peak Everything“, and “The End of Growth“.
I start by calling Richard up about a very big new book, and then we’ll hear his assessment from his keynote speech at the Great Lakes Bioneers Conference in Chicago. I knew some of the facts Richard brings out, but I didn’t know how these forces of collapse interact, or when.
Read more on Alex’s blog here.
3 Comments on "Heinberg: Why Is the Economy Shrinking?"
BillT on Wed, 16th Jan 2013 2:04 am
Well worth listening to.
Arthur on Wed, 16th Jan 2013 7:30 am
Heinberg advocates using renewables like wind and solar. I doubt that he shares your view Bill, that these devices represent a negative net energy. In fact I am pretty sure he does not.
Kenz300 on Wed, 16th Jan 2013 6:11 pm
Endless population growth is not sustainable and makes every problem harder to solve.
Sustainability needs to become a bigger part of our vocabulary.