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If we aim for what is no longer possible, we will achieve only delusion and frustration. But if we aim for genuinely worthwhile goals that can be attained, then even if we have less energy at our command and fewer material goods available, we might nevertheless still increase our satisfaction in life.

Richard Heinberg

It is possible to point to hundreds, thousands, perhaps even millions of imaginative, courageous programs to reduce, recycle, and reuse - yet the overall trajectory of industrial civilization remains relatively unchanged.

Richard Heinberg

Today, it is especially difficult for most people to understand our perilous global energy situation precisely because it has never been more important to do so.

Richard Heinberg

The era of cheap oil and natural gas is coming to a crashing end, with global oil production projected to peak in 2010 and North American natural gas extraction rates already in decline. These events will have enormous implications for America's petroleum-dependent food system

Richard Heinberg

Richard Heinberg

Richard Heinberg

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Born: October 21, 1950

Died: July 19, 2026 (aged 75)

Bio: Richard Heinberg was an American journalist and educator who wrote extensively on energy, economic, and ecological issues, including oil depletion.

Known for:

Peak Everything (2011)
Afterburn: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels (2015)

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