The central assertion of this book is both simple and startling: Economic
growth as we have known it is over and done with.
That's the beginning of an article by Richard Heinberg introducing his upcoming book with the working title, The End of Growth. It does a nice job of summarizing the connections between fossil fuel depletion/peak energy, financial crisis, and the end of sustained economic growth -- the jumping off point for this blog.
Heinberg introduced me to the concept of peak oil, in a talk he gave at New College in Santa Rosa around 2002. It pretty much changed the way I look at everything. So, thanks, Richard -- I think!
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