The price of gas in recent months has made the idea peak oil a common topic. Richard Heinberg has thought long and hard about concept. He’s a blogger and author who has written three books on peak oil and is now a Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute.

But Heinberg’s not just worried about peak oil…He’s worried about other essentials like water use, coal production, fish harvests and grain production. Those graphs look a lot like the graphs that show oil production declining.

Peak Everything: Waking up to a Century of Declines is Heinberg’s new series of essays contemplating what we might do as demand begins to outstrip supply.

One essay is on sustainability. Richard Heinberg thinks the concept of sustainability is essential and worth fighting for…

Worldview segment on Transition Towns referenced in interview