We all take economic growth for granted...until it falters. But what if the recent stutters are not just interruptions in the story of continuous economic expansion, but the first intimations of the end of growth as we know it? Will the convergence of financial disruption, resource depletion, and environmental impacts usher in an era of unprecedented contraction? Can we imagine a future where growth is not the only measure of human health and welfare? Can we look forward to a future where qualitative improvements in human welfare—in education, arts, health, well-being, freedom, happiness--allow us to decouple progress from ever-expanding consumption?
Presented by: Transition Sonoma Valley, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley, First Congregational Church's EarthCare Committee, Sonoma Ecology Center and 350.org
About Richard Heinberg
Author of nine books, including The Party’s Over, Peak Everything, and the newly released Blackout, Richard Heinberg is widely regarded as one of the world’s most effective communicators of the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. With a wry, unflinching approach based on facts and realism, Richard exposes the tenuousness of our current way of life and offers a vision for a truly sustainable future. He is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost Peak Oil educators, having delivered hundreds of lectures on oil depletion to a wide variety of audiences around the world. He is the award-winning author of eight books.
Mr. Heinberg will be introduced by May Boeve, USCampaign Director, 350.org.
