The Gary Null Show - 06/17/14

CONVERSATIONS WITH REMARKABLE MINDS

Hydrofracked Natural Gas – the new Snake Oil – and the false promises in the US supplying Europe with natural gas in its new Cold War with Russia

 

Richard Heinberg is widely regarded as one of the world’s experts in peak oil, its repercussions on the world economy, food and transportation, and the need to transition away from fossil fuels and create a more sustainable future. He is currently the Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute.  He was featured in Leonardo DiCaprio’s film “The Eleventh Hour” and frequently appears on major media networks to address our fossil fuel based culture and the future of climate change.

Richard is the author of over ten books on oil depletion, energy economics, climate change and ecological issues, including “The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality.”  His most recent publication is “Snake Oil: How Fracking’s False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future.  His websites are RichardHeingberg.com  AND   PostCarbon.org