Resources

Consider the Global Impacts of Oil Pipelines

August 6, 2014
Wendy J. Palen, Thomas D. Sisk, Maureen E. Ryan, Joseph L. Árvai, Mark Jaccard, Anne K. Salomon, Thomas Homer-Dixon and Ken P. Lertzman

Wendy Palen, Thomas Homer-Dixon, et al. | As scientists spanning diverse disciplines, we urge North American leaders to take a step back: no new oil-sands projects should move forward unless developments are consistent with national and international commitments to reducing carbon pollution.

Fix the link where science and policy meet

June 23, 2014
Thomas Homer-Dixon, Heather Douglas and Lucie Edwards

with Heather Douglas and Lucie Edwards | The connection between science and public policy within the federal government is broken, and the consequences for Canada are becoming disastrous. We propose four ways to fix this problem.

Growth, Environmental Damage, and Innovation

April 12, 2014

A presentation at the Annual Conference of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Toronto

What’s Behind These Fracturing Countries? Stalled Economies

April 11, 2014

Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela. At first glance, it would seem hard to find four more different countries. But if you’ve followed international events over the last year, you’ve probably noticed that these countries share a striking similarity.

See Past the Fracking Hype

December 20, 2013

For years, NASA has produced a composite photograph of North America at night. Recently something strange has appeared in this image. Another patch of light—larger than Chicago’s—now glows in a sparsely populated region just south of the Canada-US border near Saskatchewan.

EIA Bakken Shale Oil Production Statistics

December 3, 2013

In a recent optimistic analysis, the US Energy Information Administration says drillers are learning how to put holes in the ground faster and release more oil from each hole; rig productivity in the Bakken field has quadrupled since 2007. But a close look at the data suggests that the EIA exaggerates the trend.

Climate Uncertainty Shouldn’t Mean Inaction

October 7, 2013
Thomas Homer-Dixon and Andrew Weaver

with Andrew Weaver | Folks who question the reality or seriousness of climate change are making a lot of noise about how the planet’s warming has slowed down or even stopped.

A Complex Systems Approach to the Study of Ideology: Cognitive-affective Structures and the Dynamics of Belief Change

August 27, 2013
Thomas Homer-Dixon, Jonathan Leader Maynard, Matto Mildenberger, Manjana Milkoreit, Steven J. Mock, Stephen Quilley, Tobias Schröder, and Paul Thagarde

Thomas Homer-Dixon et al. | We propose a complex systems approach to the study of political belief systems, to overcome some of the fragmentation in the current scholarship on ideology.

No Trains, No Keystone XL?

July 11, 2013

On hearing of the catastrophe in Lac-Mégantic, our first thoughts were with the city’s residents who had lost loved ones, friends, homes, and businesses. The accident was one of those jaw-dropping events that we all have trouble fully comprehending.

Oil Sands Debate

June 3, 2013
Thomas Homer-Dixon and Konrad Yakabuski

Read the face-off between global governance expert Thomas Homer-Dixon and Globe columnist Konrad Yakabuski

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