{"id":167,"date":"2016-03-23T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xenetwork.org\/energy-transition-show\/?p=167"},"modified":"2023-07-21T12:46:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T19:46:45","slug":"episode-13-the-oracle-of-oil","status":"publish","type":"xen_episodes","link":"https:\/\/xenetwork.org\/ets\/episodes\/episode-13-the-oracle-of-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"[Episode #13] – The Oracle of Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many have heard of peak oil, but few seem to understand what it really means, and fewer still know much of anything about the father of the idea, M. King Hubbert. In this episode we interview science journalist Mason Inman, who has written the first biography of Hubbert: The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future<\/a>\"\"<\/em>, which hits the shelves April 11. Deeply researched and rich with detail about the debates over our energy future (and energy transition) from the 1940s through the 1980s, the book is a terrific read for anyone interested in peak oil theory, what it is about, and what it is not about (for example, oil prices!). Today\u2019s debates about the future of energy aren\u2019t too dissimilar from the debates of 60-70 years ago\u2026and that should make us think hard about where we\u2019re going.<\/p>\n

Check out the interview that critics are calling \u201cway too long!\u201d with the author of the book that Publisher\u2019s Weekly<\/em> called \u201ctedious!\u201d<\/p>\n

No, seriously: Check it out. It just may be the best material you\u2019ll ever find on what \u201cpeak oil\u201d really is.<\/p>\n

Plus: I explain why I\u2019m skeptical about IEA\u2019s new report on the decoupling of carbon emissions and economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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