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
Check out the interview that critics are calling “way too long!” with the author of the book that Publisher’s Weekly called “tedious!”
No, seriously: Check it out. It just may be the best material you’ll ever find on what “peak oil” really is.
Plus: I explain why I’m skeptical about IEA’s new report on the decoupling of carbon emissions and economic growth.
Geek rating: 8
Guest: Mason Inman
On Twitter: @masoninman
On the Web:
http://www.oracleofoil.com/
https://www.beaconreader.com/projects/the-frack-lab
Recording date: March 6, 2016
Air date: March 23, 2016
Links
Mason Inman: The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist’s Quest for a Sustainable Future (Apr 2016)
Mason Inman: Frack Lab
Mason Inman, Nature: “Natural Gas: The fracking fallacy” (Dec 03, 2014)
Chris Nelder: Profit from the Peak (2008)
Chris Nelder: “Peak oil isn’t dead; it just smells that way” (Jul 25, 2013)
Kurt Cobb: “Oregon says yes to coal-free electricity” (Mar 20, 2016)
Seeking Alpha: “Peabody Energy: Bankruptcy Bound” (Mar 17, 2016)
David Roberts, Vox, “How your taxes ended up enriching coal executives who are betraying their workers” (Mar 18, 2016)
Jacqueline Palank, Wall Street Journal, “Arch Coal Paid $29M to Insiders in Year Before Bankruptcy” (Mar 11, 2016)
IEA: “Decoupling of global emissions and economic growth confirmed” (Mar 16, 2016)
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