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May 20, 2008: American science journalist John Horgan interviewed Thomas Homer-Dixon on BloggingheadsTV on The Upside of Down and the energy and climate challenges facing humankind. For a video clip of the interview, click here.
On May 2, an interview on the links between environmental stress and violent conflict around the world was aired on Chicago public radio. To hear the interview, click here.
On March 19, an article on the spreading global credit crisis appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail. To see the article, click here.
On March 8, an article, co-authored with David Keith, on why environmental groups should support carbon capture and storage as a way of reducing carbon emissions, appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail. To see the article, click here.
On December 8, The Upside of Down was selected as one of the best books of 2007 in "Politics & Religion" by the Financial Times of London.
On December 1, a chapter on the new sense of urgency among climate scientists about global warming and its consequences appeared in Steven Bernstein et al., A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada (University of Toronto Press, 2008). To see the chapter, click here. An abridged version of the chapter appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail. To see this article, click here.
On November 17, Thomas Homer-Dixon spoke to the delegates of the 2007 BC NDP Convention about urgent environmental challenges that need to be addressed. To watch the video, click here.
On October 4, an opinion article appeared in the New York Times titled "A Swiftly Melting Planet," which discussed how destabilizing feedbacks in the global climate could lead to out-of-control climate change. To see the article, click here.
On September 26, Thomas Homer-Dixon spoke to the annual convention of the Union of BC Municipalities on "Climate Change and Municipalities in British Columbia: Mitigation and Adaptation." To download the presentation slides, click here.
On August 27, Jon Faine and Jill Singer interviewed Thomas Homer-Dixon for The Conversation Hour on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Melbourne. To listen to the interview, click here.
On August 14, an article was published in the Toronto Globe and Mail providing three pointers to help people track the unfolding subprime mortgage crisis. To see the article, click here.
On August 6, an article was published in the Toronto Globe and Mail discussing recent reports by the National Petroleum Council and International Energy Agency on emerging constraints on global oil supply. To see the article, click here.
A comment on Alex de Waal's analysis of the causal relationship between climate change and violence in the Darfur region of the Sudan can be found here. (Alex de Waal is the Director of HIV/AIDS and Social Transformation; Emergencies and Humanitarian Action Programs at the Social Science Research Council in New York.)
On June 12, The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization won a Gold Award from ForeWord Magazine for the best book in political science in 2006.
May 20, 2008: American science journalist John Horgan interviewed Thomas Homer-Dixon on BloggingheadsTV on The Upside of Down and the energy and climate challenges facing humankind. For a video clip of the interview, click here.
On May 2, an interview on the links between environmental stress and violent conflict around the world was aired on Chicago public radio. To hear the interview, click here.
On March 19, an article on the spreading global credit crisis appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail. To see the article, click here.
On March 8, an article, co-authored with David Keith, on why environmental groups should support carbon capture and storage as a way of reducing carbon emissions, appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail. To see the article, click here.
On December 8, The Upside of Down was selected as one of the best books of 2007 in "Politics & Religion" by the Financial Times of London.
On December 1, a chapter on the new sense of urgency among climate scientists about global warming and its consequences appeared in Steven Bernstein et al., A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada (University of Toronto Press, 2008). To see the chapter, click here.
An abridged version of the chapter appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail. To see this article, click here. On November 17, Thomas Homer-Dixon spoke to the delegates of the 2007 BC NDP Convention about urgent environmental challenges that need to be addressed. To watch the video, click here.
On October 4, an opinion article appeared in the New York Times titled "A Swiftly Melting Planet," which discussed how destabilizing feedbacks in the global climate could lead to out-of-control climate change. To see the article, click here.
On September 26, Thomas Homer-Dixon spoke to the annual convention of the Union of BC Municipalities on "Climate Change and Municipalities in British Columbia: Mitigation and Adaptation." To download the presentation slides, click here.
On August 27, Jon Faine and Jill Singer interviewed Thomas Homer-Dixon for The Conversation Hour on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Melbourne. To listen to the interview, click here.
On August 14, an article was published in the Toronto Globe and Mail providing three pointers to help people track the unfolding subprime mortgage crisis. To see the article, click here.
On August 6, an article was published in the Toronto Globe and Mail discussing recent reports by the National Petroleum Council and International Energy Agency on emerging constraints on global oil supply. To see the article, click here.
A comment on Alex de Waal's analysis of the causal relationship between climate change and violence in the Darfur region of the Sudan can be found here. (Alex de Waal is the Director of HIV/AIDS and Social Transformation; Emergencies and Humanitarian Action Programs at the Social Science Research Council in New York.)
On June 12, The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization won a Gold Award from ForeWord Magazine for the best book in political science in 2006.