Richard Heinberg 
Biography
Professor, Journalist from United States
Richard Heinberg is a professor, journalist, author and lecturer. Heinberg is a core faculty member of New College of California, where he teaches courses on ‘Energy and Society,’ and ‘Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community.’ His books include “The Oil Depletion Protocol” (2006), “Peak Everything”(2007), “Blackout”(2009).
Videos
Richard Heinberg
What is Peak Oil? (Part 1)
Professor Heinberg explains that the theory of peak oil has its roots in the work of US petroleum geologist M. King Hubbert. Hubbert first alerted the world to America’s falling…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Richard Heinberg
What is peak oil? (Part 2)
Professor Heinberg explains that the theory of peak oil has its roots in the work of US petroleum geologist M. King Hubbert. Hubbert first alerted the world to America’s falling…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Richard Heinberg
How can humanity best cope with increasing oil scarcity? (Part 1)
Given its finite nature, oil has rapidly become a vital strategic resource. Wars have already been fought over it and we are likely to see more as the years pass. Conflict over…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Richard Heinberg
how can humanity best cope with increasing oil scarcity? (Part 2)
Given its finite nature, oil has rapidly become a vital strategic resource. Wars have already been fought over it and we are likely to see more as the years pass. Conflict over…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Richard Heinberg
How can we relocalize our economies? (Part One)
Economic globalization has got as far as it has because oil has been plentiful and cheap. The project is bound to fail, Heinberg says, as oil inevitably becomes more scarce and,…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Richard Heinberg
How can we relocalize our economies? (Part two)
Professor Heinberg sets out the case for adapting to a future of oil scarcity now. We can do this by replicating agricultural models that use fewer fossil fuel inputs. We can also…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
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