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Welcome to Richard Heinberg's website!

Read past MuseLetters, learn about the projects Richard is working on, find out where and when he's speaking, read Richard's blog or purchase his books, including his latest, Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines.

News: Richard Heinberg is now a full-time, paid, Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute. Richard has been collaborating with Post Carbon Institute since its inception in 2003. Richard has written four seminal books on Peak Oil and related topics: The Party's Over, Powerdown, The Oil Depletion Protocol, and Peak Everything. At Post Carbon Institute he will be devoting his time to writing, research, thinking, public speaking and the strategic direction of the organization. Watch for Richard's upcoming article in HopeDance and his monthly column in the Ecologist.

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Richard in the Press

  • Rudd in the hot seat - Richard Heinberg mentioned on Australian national television in interview with Prime Minister Rudd
    Posted June 16, 2008, 3:03 pm
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    Broadcast: 16/06/2008
    Reporter: Kerry O'Brien

    Kerry O’Brien interviews Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

    Transcript
    KERRY O'BRIEN, PRESENTER: The Prime Minister joins me now from our Canberra studio.

    Kevin Rudd, if we can start with...
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  • "Oil and Politics" editorial on truthout.org
    Posted June 16, 2008, 2:45 pm
    On Tuesday, Senate Democrats introduced legislation that would halt a US arms sale to Saudi Arabia worth $1.4 billion. The implication is clear: no more war...
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  • ABC Lateline interview transcript and video available
    Posted May 14, 2008, 11:32 am
    Lateline, a television program on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, posted an interview with Richard broadcast 13 May, 2008....
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  • Future Oil Wars Made Fun
    Posted February 20, 2008, 4:33 pm
    ABC News posted an article on THQ's upcoming video game; Frontlines: Fuel Of War, a game based on Richard's book: The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial...
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  • Highlights

  • Message to MuseLetter readers
    Posted March 3, 2008, 12:37 pm
    When MuseLetter started in January 1992, it was a one-person operation. I wrote and edited every word of text (with the exception of one short essay in one issue), did the layout/typesetting, stuffed envelopes, and maintained the mailing list. It was a small list, and there was only a print version (I barely had email at the time, and this...
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  • 2007 Lady Eve Balfour Memorial Lecture
    Posted May 14, 2008, 4:40 pm
    The Soil Association's Lady Eve Balfour Memorial Lecture 2007 was given by Richard Heinberg and chaired by Anna Ford, BBC Newsreader. The title of this year's event was ‘What will we eat when the oil runs out?’

    Audio links:
    broadband - high quality audio
    dial up - faster download audio
    A short summary of the event is available on YouTube.
    ...
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  • The 11th Hour
    Posted September 6, 2007, 8:54 pm
    Richard is interviewed in Leonardo DiCaprio's "The 11th Hour" a documentary concerning the environmental crises caused by human actions and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity.

    From Leonardo DiCaprio's 11thHourAction.com website:
    "The mission of our community is to inspire action at every level: from individual action, up through our communities, to the state, national and international level. The...
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  • Crude Impact
    Posted September 6, 2007, 8:45 pm

    Richard is a featured speaker in
    Crude Impact, an award-winning documentary film which Chris Vernon of TheOilDrum.com called " a terrific film... the best documentary I have seen on the subject." This feature film explores the interconnection between human domination of the planet, and the discovery and use of oil.

    Go to www.CrudeImpact.com to read highlights and view trailers. ...
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