Richard Heinberg lectures in SLC

[Jean Arnold]

With the release of his new book, “The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality,”
Richard Heinberg will give two lectures in Salt Lake City.  


The End of Growth:  Peak Oil & the Economy of the Future
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7:30 pm
Bill & Vieve Gore School of Business - Auditorium
Westminster College, 1840 S. 1300 E., SLC
   



Coal, Climate & the Last Energy Crisis
Wednesday, Sept 28, 12:15 pm
S.J. Quinney College of Law – Southerland Moot Courtroom
University of Utah, 332 S. 1400 E., SLC
Lunch provided.  1 hr CLE.




The End of Growth:  Peak Oil & the Economy of the Future:
We all take economic growth for granted – until it falters, as in 2008.  But what if the recent economic meltdown was not just an interruption in the story of continuous economic expansion, but the first sign of the end of growth as we know it?  Will the convergence of financial instability, the end of cheap oil, and climate change usher in an era of contraction? In other words, do we have to adapt to a “new normal”?
Traditional economic growth is not the best measure of human health and welfare.  How might we pursue improvements in education, the arts, health, well-being, freedom, and happiness without depending upon ever-expanding consumption?  What does a transition to a new economy look like that doesn’t depend on a model of growth based on cheap energy, reckless consumption and financial speculation?

Coal, Climate & the Last Energy Crisis:
America’s energy pundits seem to agree that the country has a nearly endless supply of cheap coal. This assumption shapes environmental as well as energy policy. But recent studies call it into serious doubt, and suggest instead that coal is the Achilles heel of both American and Chinese energy planning. What would a post-coal energy economy look like?

RICHARD HEINBERG is a Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost Peak Oil educators.  He is the author of ten books, and has authored scores of essays and articles for many journals and websites.   Richard has spoken to hundreds of audiences in 14 countries, and has appeared in many film and television documentaries, including Leonardo DiCaprio’s 11th Hour, and is a recipient of the M. King Hubbert Award for Excellence in Energy Education.



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