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Radio Interview: Nuclear and other alternative energy sources

By Kurt Cobb, originally published by Resource Insights

June 21, 2015

In lieu of my weekly post, I’m posting a link to a radio interview I did recently. Doug Goldstein, host of the personal finance show "Goldstein on Gelt," brought me back for a return engagement to discuss the future of alternative energy including molten salt reactors. The show was broadcast on Israel’s English-language radio network, Israeli National Radio. Click here to go to the page containing the podcast.

Are Natural Energy Sources The Way Forward? – Goldstein on Gelt 052515

Kurt Cobb, author, journalist, and expert on energy and the environment, returns to Goldstein on Gelt to discuss the energy crisis. Are natural sources of energy, such as thorium and molten salt, effective alternatives to oil?

To hear my previous interview on the swoon in oil prices, click here.

Kurt Cobb

Kurt Cobb is a freelance writer and communications consultant who writes frequently about energy and environment. His work has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Common Dreams, Le Monde Diplomatique, Oilprice.com, OilVoice, TalkMarkets, Investing.com, Business Insider and many other places. He is the author of an oil-themed novel entitled Prelude and has a widely followed blog called Resource Insights. He is currently a fellow of the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions.

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