Richard Heinberg proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable natural limits. www.postcarbon.org

To watch Richard Heinberg give a half hour talk on this subject see: www.youtube.com

You'll find many issues and nuances addressed in the book from which this material was excerpted: www.endofgrowth.com