Humans and Phytomass, a 2000-Year View

by Larry Shultz | Mar 12, 2023 | Biodiversity, Climate, Ecology, Education, Energy, Scale

Human domination of the biosphere: Rapid discharge of the earth-space battery foretells the future of humankind | PNAS

US Shale Oil Production, Permian Basin Appears Near Peak Production

by Larry Shultz | Mar 10, 2023 | Energy, US West

The End of Abundant Energy: Shale Production and Hubbert’s Peak (gorozen.com) Pioneer CEO: The Shale Boom Is Over | OilPrice.com  

Civilization is a Heat Engine

by Larry Shultz | Mar 8, 2023 | Ecology, Energy, Scale

Past world economic production constrains current energy demands: Persistent scaling with implications for economic growth and climate change mitigation (plos.org)

Walkable Urban Areas and Public Planning

by Larry Shultz | Mar 7, 2023 | Cities, Democracy, Ecology, Energy, Real Estate, Scale

Opinion | City Life, Culture Wars and Conspiracy Theories – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

FROEI: a Fish Tale

by Larry Shultz | Mar 6, 2023 | Energy

The Limits to Growth at 50 Years: Closing Doors and Rising Risks

by Larry Shultz | Mar 5, 2023 | Biodiversity, Climate, Democracy, Ecology, Education, Energy, Public Health

Update to limits to growth (stanford.edu) TGS57 Gaya Herrington Transcript.docx (squarespace.com) (72) Ugo Bardi – The Limits to Growth 50 years later. The role of models in studying the future” – YouTube Ugo Bardi is a professor of Physical Chemistry LS...