We first launched Transition Voice nearly a year ago with two interviews: Transition Town founder Rob Hopkins and the late oil industry investment banker Matt Simmons. Since then, interviews with key figures in the peak oil movement, from James Howard Kunstler to Sharon Astyk to Nicole Foss, have become one of our most popular features. And we've kept 'em coming. Our latest … [Read more...]
How to talk about the end of growth: interview with Richard Heinberg
Just after the release of his newest book, The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality, I sat down with Richard Heinberg via Skype to get his take on what needs to happen to shift the conversation on peak oil and peak debt. The interview follows. LC: Thanks for taking some time to talk to me again. RH: Sure. LC: Did you consult an astrologer on the … [Read more...]
No shirt, no shoes, no problem. Interview: Dmitry Orlov
Though we've had Transition Voice for almost a year now, last month was the first time I talked to Russian-American peak oil and economic analyst Dmitry Orlov, whose popular website, Club Orlov, offers both his own thoughts, and a vigorous community of like-minded readers. Because Orlov takes a more skeptical, less forgiving look at collapse, I think I might have been tuning … [Read more...]
Peak oil experts assess Japan crisis
The earthquake and subsequent tsunami disaster in Japan have prompted speculation about the world's nuclear future, the pressures on oil, and issues around economic collapse. Here's our round-up from some of the top thinkers in the peak oil movement. James Howard Kunstler | Kunstler.com What's happening in Japan now makes 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the Macondo … [Read more...]
Interview: Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute
I sat down with Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow-in-Residence with the Post Carbon Institute, in late December via Skype to learn about his forthcoming book, The End of Growth, and to hear more about what he thinks lies ahead as energy declines accelerate and the world economy sinks further into recession. The transcript is almost exact, with only occasional and very slight … [Read more...]