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Chamberlin is also writing a report on "Tradable Energy Quotes" - a way of distributing dwindling energy fairly, while cutting emissions. His blog is "Dark Optimism" at darkoptimism.org
While Richard Heinberg is famous for his books on Peak Oil, this interview with Lester Brown, founder of both Worldwatch and Earth Policy Institute, comes out amazingly hopeful. In his new book "Plan B 4.0" Brown finds renewable energy is booming in the United States, and in China, despite hard economic conditions. Think 50 new coal plants in Texas - except all the power is from wind!
Kurt Cobb and I go through the challenges of trying to transition, as energy becomes more scarce, and more expensive. Will there be a point where we can't build energy for the future?
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Chamberlin is also writing a report on "Tradable Energy Quotes" - a way of distributing dwindling energy fairly, while cutting emissions. His blog is "Dark Optimism" at darkoptimism.org
While Richard Heinberg is famous for his books on Peak Oil, this interview with Lester Brown, founder of both Worldwatch and Earth Policy Institute, comes out amazingly hopeful. In his new book "Plan B 4.0" Brown finds renewable energy is booming in the United States, and in China, despite hard economic conditions. Think 50 new coal plants in Texas - except all the power is from wind!
Kurt Cobb and I go through the challenges of trying to transition, as energy becomes more scarce, and more expensive. Will there be a point where we can't build energy for the future?
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Heinberg/Brown interview by Richard Heinberg of postcarbon.org
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