THE Richard Heinberg Thread (merged)

[pstarr]

I think you need to post this over on Carlhole's "Doomer Fallacy" thread where he (Carlhole) attempts to shanghai Heinberg into his Singularity cult

[Sixstrings]

For most of us, it's the end of growth and the beginning of deflation (not only not growing but reducing what you have and consume).

But for banksters, it's never been so good and they'll keep right on growing.

[babystrangeloop]

Peak oil educator Richard Heinberg challenges “binary thinking”
By Matthew Burrows / Straight (Vancouver Free Press) / February 9, 2012

... "We’re fighting over the crumbs,” Heinberg told the Straight via cellphone from 100 Mile House, where he was giving a talk on February 8. “That’s what’s happening. The world is preparing to fight over the crumbs.” ...

It's the end of the world as we know it, author says
But post-carbon journalist Richard Heinberg feels fine
By Randy Shore / Vancouver Sun / February 10, 2012

... "Joe and Mary Toolbox are already worried," said Heinberg.

"There wouldn't be an Occupy movement unless people were - not just outraged by the bailouts of the banks - but really worried about their own futures." ...

[babystrangeloop]

Richard Heinberg schools Vancouver on the new economic reality
Justice Marshall / Vancouver Observer / February 11, 2012

... About 300 people showed up to hear Heinberg speak last night at Langara college where he presented the argument that makes up the basis of his latest book, The End of Growth. The first half of Heinberg’s message is that the growth economy as we know it is played out. There will be no recovery. It’s done. Kaput. According to Heinberg, the idea that a global economy can grow forever on a finite world has always been flawed, a case of baseless wishful thinking propped up by a couple hundred years of cheap energy and various financial bubbles. ...

[kildred590]

Well South Australia now gets about 80% of its energy from wind and solar sources.

Of course, its almost 4 times the size of France and has a population of 1.5 million. It also lacks any other resources, being 85% desert. Still...

[Plantagenet]

Well South Australia now gets about 80% of its energy from wind and solar sources.

Really?

How does South Australia run 80% of its cars and trucks on wind and solar power?

Have they mounted sails on the 18 wheelers?


Which way to Wal-Mart---I've got a big load of TVs to deliver

[ralfy]

According to this source,

http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.p ... cle_id=832

it's probably around 20 pct of electricity from renewables.