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An interview with Richard Heinberg: “We should be spending more time negotiating the hard work and sacrifices that lie ahead, and less time hallucinating”.
Praveen Gupta, former CEO and illuminem Thought Leader, interviews Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute and author of 14 books
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