MuseLetter #250 / March 2013 by Richard Heinberg Hi, I’m busy working on my next book titled SNAKE OIL! How Big Energy’s Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future, and would really appreciate your participation. The book is going to debunk big energy’s misleading promise of plenty, by presenting the facts of our energy predicament. It […]
MuseLetter #249 / February 2013 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 87 KB) Dear Readers, MuseLetter for February offers pretty slim pickings (see below). Why so little, so late? Well, I’m working on a new book. I’ll have more to tell you about that next month! Best wishes, Richard Deficit Reduction […]
MuseLetter #248 / January 2013 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 101 KB) This first Museletter of 2013 is in two parts. First up is the conclusion of the address which I gave to the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change in November. Second are musings on the very topical […]
MuseLetter #247 / December 2012 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 119 KB) This month’s Museletter comes from an address which I gave to the International Conference on Sustainability, Transition and Culture Change in November. Part two ‘A theory of change for a century of crisis’ will appear in January’s Museletter. Conflict […]
MuseLetter #246 / November 2012 by Richard Heinberg The US Presidential election campaign served up much in the way of promises but worryingly little in the way of energy and climate reality. For this month’s Museletter I’ve included three pieces I wrote as the campaign wrapped up — the last of the three is intended […]
MuseLetter #245 / October 2012 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 94KB) I’ve spent most of the past month touring Australia and New Zealand, giving over a dozen lectures in about as many cities. This month’s MuseLetter includes two op-eds from that tour. First is a submission to the Sydney Morning Herald, […]
MuseLetter #244 / September 2012 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 104 KB) With Arctic ice at record lows the impact of climate change is becoming increasingly clear. This month’s lead article looks at the case for building resilience in the face of the coming changes. Part 2 brings you the latest […]
MuseLetter #243 / August 2012 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 116 KB) August’s newsletter brings together a new essay on facing the challenges of evolutionary success, and a preview of the script of a forthcoming short animation – to be released in the fall. Our Cooperative Darwinian Moment Evolution can be […]
MuseLetter #242 / July 2012 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 111 KB) This month’s Museletter is part 2 of the eBook update to my book The End of Growth: Adapting to our New Economic Reality. Economic contraction and social claustrophobia The social dimensions of the end of growth are coming into […]
MuseLetter #241 / June 2012 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 123 KB) This month’s newsletter is part 1 of an update to my book The End of Growth: Adapting to our New Economic Reality. In The End of Growth, published in September 2011, I made the observation that world economic expansion, […]
MuseLetter #240 / May 2012 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 119 KB) This month’s newsletter comes in 2 parts. The first part is what I hope you will find a useful and timely FAQ on current issues. It is the culmination of my experience from Q&A sessions during recent lecture tours. […]
MuseLetter #239 / April 2012 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 112 KB) This month’s Museletter comprises 3 short essays. The first is my impressions from the recent UN “High Level Meeting on Wellbeing and Happiness; in the second I respond to an essay on the fracking industry by Randy Udall; the […]