Energy

Foreclosing on the Frackers: Coronavirus and the Future of Energy (Episode 21 of Crazy Town)

By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Jason Bradford, originally published by Resilience.org

April 16, 2020

oil well

Asher Miller

Asher became the Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute in October 2008, after having served as the manager of our former Relocalization Network program. He’s worked in the nonprofit sector since 1996 in various capacities. Prior to joining Post Carbon Institute, Asher founded Climate Changers, an organization that inspires people to reduce their impact on the climate by focusing on simple and achievable actions anyone can take.

Tags: coronavirus, Crazy Town, economics of fracking

Hurrican Katrina image from NOAA

Offering Testimony on the Decline of the EPA

By Erik Assadourian, Bart Everson, Gaianism

To undermine the Endangerment Finding is a breach of government responsibility, one that will not lead to an improved future for even special interests like energy producers and car companies.

August 29, 2025

Traffic on repaired bridge after Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina Revealed Why Climate Justice Must Include the Right to Free Movement

By Faye Matthews, Andrei Greenwood, Resilience.org

Among a long list of lessons, Katrina taught us that climate migration is not a distant possibility, it’s already here. We were among the first in recent history to be displaced by a storm of its magnitude, but we absolutely will not be the last.

August 29, 2025

lithium mining in Chile

Carbon and Canada’s Cars: “Business As Usual, Electrified”

By Bart Hawkins Kreps, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

Electrification is an important and necessary step for a sustainable, healthy future, but growth-driven Business As Usual—even Electrified—is killing us.

August 29, 2025