04-21-2012, 05:58 PM
Interesting talk, though he doesn't go into much detail. More can probably be found by searching the web. It's pretty obvious we have to stop burning oil/coal at some point if for no other reason than oil fields deplete, and sooner or later it's all going to run out. The scary thing is that the petroleum industry not only supplies most of our energy, but has also artificially boosted the carrying capacity of the earth by way of pesticides and fertilizer. If it should all run out before we're prepared for it, the consequences would be dire.