A Spanish translation of Post Carbon Institute’s 300 years of fossil fuels in 300 seconds. Narrated by Adela & Loreto. Also special thanks to Cote Concha Campbell.
See also new subtitled version in Slovak (thanks to Martin Barjak), and Russian (thanks to Maksym Mirzabaiev).
Richard is Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute, and is regarded as one of the world’s foremost advocates for a shift away from our current reliance on fossil fuels. He is the author of fourteen books, including some of the seminal works on society’s current energy and environmental sustainability crisis. He has authored hundreds of essays and articles that have appeared in such journals as Nature and The Wall Street Journal; delivered hundreds of lectures on energy and climate issues to audiences on six continents; and has been quoted and interviewed countless times for print, television, and radio. His monthly MuseLetter has been in publication since 1992. Full bio at postcarbon.org.
Tags: Coal, Education, Energy Policy, Fossil Fuels, Geopolitics & Military, Oil, Overshoot
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