Richard Heinberg discussing his book "The Party's Over - Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societies" with Julian Darley in a telephone interview to Santa Rosa, CA. This interview covers the wide ranging discussion of the implications of the end of the petroleum age.
In two large, continuous sections
- Part 1 [45:15] | mp3 | transcript
- Part 2 [44:37] | mp3 | transcript
Most of Part 1 is available as separate clips:
- What is oil peak? [5:40] | mp3 | transcript
- What do the critics of oil peak say? [5:41] | mp3 | transcript
- What is 'net energy' & why is it important to understanding the consequences of oil peak? [5:38] | mp3 | transcript
- Why do you talk about the 'fate' of industrial societies - why is it rather bleak? [5:51] | mp3 | transcript
- Is it possible for an 'advanced' industrial society to survive a large energy decline? [4:21] | mp3 | transcript
- What is your view of hydrogen & other substitutes for and alternatives to hydrocarbons - won't they allow us to continue our industrial way of life? [11:41] | mp3 | transcript
