Peak Oil in an Era of Fossil Fuel Abundance

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🗓️ 14 May 2015

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Over the last few years, analysts and academics worried about peak oil have been on the defensive. The fracking revolution has brought an abundance of oil and gas that no one thought possible a decade ago. So we can declare peak oil dead, right? Chris Nelder, an energy analyst who’s written extensively on the subject has a simple answer: no. In this week’s show, we’ll talk with Nelder about predicting the messy oil market, and get his thoughts on the long-term viability of unconventional fossil fuels. Later in the show, we’ll talk about Bank of America’s decision to phase out its coal investments. And then we’ll finish with a discussion of Hawaii’s plan to get 100 percent of its electricity from renewables. This podcast is sponsored by ReneSola, a Tier 1 solar cell and module manufacturer with a decade of experience in the cleantech industry. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussions between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:34.8	For the week of May 14, 2015, this is the Energy Gang from Green Tech Media.
0:47.0	Hello and welcome to the show.
0:48.0	I'm Stephen Lacy, a senior editor with Green Tech Media in our nation's
0:51.8	fair capital city of Washington, D.C.
0:54.3	This week we are joined by Energy Analyst Chris Nelter for a discussion on peak oil and the
0:59.4	sustainability of unconventional fossil fuels. Then we'll look at Bank of America's decision to phase out investments in coal mining,
1:06.0	and we'll end with Hawaii's decision to go 100% renewable.
1:10.0	Catherine Hamilton and Jiggershire are with me as always to share their perspectives on these stories and more
1:15.6	Catherine's in DC with me. She's a partner with 38 North Solutions. How are things across the city over there?
1:21.3	It's great. It's a beautiful spring day. In New York City,
1:25.3	hopefully a beautiful spring day for him. It's Jigger Shaw, the president of Generate
1:29.4	Capital. How are you, sir? I'm doing well.
1:32.7	I was able to try a cocktail last night and
1:36.4	you have another one plan for this evening so things are going well.
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