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- Denis Du Bois
- Username: cleantech
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Joined PRX: Nov 28, 2009
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- "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.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same
Denis Du Bois
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 01:12 AM
Three years, a new Administration, and the stimulus bill have changed many aspects of the energy conundrum. Still, many of these technologies face the same technical and policy challenges that Barbara Bogaev outlined so clearly in this program in 2007.
"After Oil" is an excellent survey of petroleum substitute technologies, explained in sober and realistic terms. It will warrant an update when Congress passes its next energy legislation. That policy package will answer Barbara's question:
"We have the tools. But do we have the will? Do we have the determination?"