Chris Martenson: Oil, Water and Climate

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🗓️ 28 January 2010

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Chris Martenson: Oil, Water and Climate A former employee of the International Energy Agency told the Guardian newspaper recently that figures about worldwide oil supplies are exaggerated. That supported what peak oil adherents such as Martenson have been saying for years. In addition to oil, he discusses how the intertwining effects of the economy and environment will coalesce to shape a future radically different from the past. This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on January 26, 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.7	Welcome to this podcast of Climate One at the Commonwealth Club. I'm Greg Dalton, founder of Climate
0:37.2	One. Climate One brings together thought Club. I'm Greg Dalton, founder of Climate One.
0:38.2	Climate One brings together thought leaders from around the world
0:41.1	to advance solutions to global warming.
0:44.0	The Commonwealth Club is a non-profit,
0:46.0	non-partisan forum open to the public.
0:48.9	Join us online at commonwealthclub.org.
0:55.2	Welcome to Climate One at the Commonwealth Club.
0:57.4	I'm Greg Dalton, founder of Climate One, a leadership dialogue on energy, the economy,
1:01.5	and environment.
1:02.5	Our guest today is Chris Martinson, a scientist and futurist, who has a PhD in neurotoxicology,
1:08.1	and will discuss the nexus between energy, economy, and the environment.
1:12.3	How does America's soaring national debt relate to soaring carbon emissions?
1:16.7	What does exponential growth tell us about both phenomena?
1:19.9	What does peak oil mean for our energy future?
1:23.4	Please welcome Chris Martinson.
1:33.2	Thank you, Greg.
1:34.2	Thank you for that kind introduction.
1:35.9	I want to tell you how pleased and excited I am to be here tonight,
1:39.6	and I want to thank the Commonwealth Club and its members for making this possible.
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