After Oil

Summary:

When we look at all the things that made America what it is, It's fair to say that for the last hundred years or so, America has been shaped, more than anything, by cheap oil. But now, there are plenty of people telling us: "The party is over." The cheap oil is almost gone.

Website:

http://www.engineeringimpact.org

Additional Credits and Funding:

Hosted by Barbara Bogaev, After Oil is a production of the Purdue University College of Engineering and WFYI in Indianapolis.

The remote engineers were Walter Dixon, Steve Sergeant, Marlis Schmidt, Kenton McDonald Joey Jones and Brad Linder. The interview with Michael Pollan is courtesy of "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" produced in Philadelphia by WHYY and distributed by National Public Radio. Archival footage came from the Prelinger Archive, part of the internet archive at archive-dot-org.

This program was edited by Richard Miles. It was written and produced by Richard Paul.

Timely on:

August: summer driving season

Tones:

Informational, NPR NewsMagazine-y, Thorough

Language:

English

Description:

When we look at all the things that made America what it is, It's fair to say that for the last hundred years or so, America has been shaped, more than anything, by cheap oil. But now, there are plenty of people telling us: "The party is over." The cheap oil is almost gone.

America has always responded well to a crisis. But, thinking about "Peak Oil" -- considering the magnitude, the devastation it could cause to our lives and lifestyles ..... Considering all of that, the question becomes: Can we act BEFORE the crisis? To protect everything we take for granted today .... to stave-off a world Running on Empty? We HAVE the tools. But do we have the will? Do we have the determination? Do we have .... the energy?

Join Barbara Bogaev from the Purdue College of Engineering for an exploration of our life - After Oil.

Written and produced by Richard Paul.



Peak oil, running out of oil, cheap oil, Oil, alternative energy, energy efficiency, coal to liquids, coal gasification, Rick Wagoner, Roger Bezdek , Matt Simmons, Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy, Joan Ogden, Institute Of Transportation Studies, Mike Ramage, Jay Gore, Purdue University?s Energy Center, Ernest Moniz, Reinhard Radermacher, Center for Environmental Energy Engineering, Dave Hamilton, Dakota Gasification Company, Sally Benson, Genencor, Jack Hutner, Michelle Holbrook, cellulosic ethanol, Mujeeb Ijaz, Rakesh Agrawal, Frank Lomax, H2Gen, hydrogen, Ron Gettelfinger, Alan Mulally, David Morris, Institute for Local Self Reliance

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