MuseLetter #308 / January 2017 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 119 KB) On November 30, 2017 at the New England Conservatory of Music, Richard performed Paganini’s “Sonata Concertata For Guitar And Violin” and spoke about what the future might mean for today’s young musicians and artists, and the important role they have to […]

MuseLetter #306 / November 2017 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 205 KB) This month’s Museletter features an essay on recent events in Saudi Arabia and their possible consequences for the region and beyond. On a more personal note I have also included an excerpt of an article on my experience of […]

MuseLetter #305 / October 2017 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 93KB) My hometown of Santa Rosa, California, and surrounding communities were decimated by wildfires during the week of October 9, with entire neighborhoods completely erased. If you want a sense of how bad the fires were, watch this 11-minute video clip […]

MuseLetter #304 / September 2017 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 148 KB) This is an extended version of the article. An edited version was delivered in the email Museletter. Could declining world energy result in a turn toward authoritarianism by governments around the world? As we will see, there is no […]

MuseLetter #303 August by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 170 KB) This month’s MuseLetter begins with a blog I wrote to coincide with the release of a new PCI video challenging the cultural story that technology can fix all of our problems. The next essay, “Are We Doomed? Let’s Have a Conversation,” […]

MuseLetter #302 / July 2017 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 121 KB) Controversy Explodes over Renewable Energy A heated debate in the pages of one of the country’s most renowned scientific journals has gained national attention. The debate is over whether a combination of wind, solar, and hydroelectricity could fully power […]

MuseLetter #301 / June 2017 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 518 KB) In the Museletter this month, two essays. First: Might peak coal improve our chances of avoiding the worst climate change impacts? And what are the implications for economic growth? Second: What are the implications of Donald Trump’s announcement that […]

MuseLetter #299 / April 2017 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 148 KB) This month’s MuseLetter leads with a piece examining the Trump Presidency’s assault on the administrative state. A second essay explores the arguments for helping forests migrate in response to climate change. Goodbye Administrative State, Hello Community Resilience White House […]

MuseLetter #298 / March 2017 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 122 KB) This month’s MuseLetter kicks off with an article looking at the cultural ecology behind the current political battles in Washington, as well as their global context. The second piece focuses on what we might do to address the situation. […]

MuseLetter #297 / February 2017 by Richard Heinberg This month’s Museletter brings together three essays that sound alarms on the early days of the Trump administration. Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 177 KB) Awaiting Our Own Reichstag Fire Millions of Americans now share the profoundly disturbing experience of watching and waiting as their nation […]