The Last Optimist

49 Episodes

1. Information About Energy is More Critical Than Ever: Time to Reboot the IEA

   Published: 1/17/2024
2. The Imminent Prospect of a Very Bad Idea: A Carbon Tax

   Published: 1/8/2024
3. Chemicals, Climate, Carbon, and a Cri de Coeur for Rational Dialogue

   Published: 12/4/2023
4. Will Climate Policies Throttle the A.I. Era?

   Published: 11/20/2023
5. Hybrid-electric Cars: Faster, Cheaper, Better and Fairer Way to Cut Oil Use

   Published: 11/3/2023
6. Artificial Intelligence and its Energy Appetite

   Published: 9/26/2023
7. EVs and the Simplicity Trope

   Published: 9/11/2023
8. Harold Hamm, Icon of the Oilfields

   Published: 8/14/2023
9. The Impossible Dream of EVs for Everyone: Part 4 of 4 Inconvenient Geopolitics

   Published: 8/8/2023
10. The Impossible Dream of EVs for Everyone: Part 3 No Salvation from Magic Battery Tech

    Published: 8/1/2023
11. The Impossible Dream of EVs for Everyone: Part 2 The ‘Hidden’ CO2 Emissions

    Published: 7/25/2023
12. The Impossible Dream of EVs for Everyone: Part 1 The State of Play

    Published: 7/18/2023
13. In Praise of (Virtuous) Autonomous Weapons, Part 2: Has Silicon Valley Developed a Soul?

    Published: 6/24/2023
14. In Praise of (Virtuous) Autonomous Weapons, Part 1: The Ethical Dimension of Robots and AI

    Published: 6/16/2023
15. Tech Investing: Where the Rubber Meets the Road (Part 2)

    Published: 5/30/2023
16. Tech Investing: Where the Rubber Meets the Road (Part 1)

    Published: 5/22/2023
17. EVs and the Myth of Zero Emissions

    Published: 4/24/2023
18. Controlling Inflation: Are There “Other Things” Besides Interest Rate Hikes?

    Published: 3/28/2023
19. Questions & Objections About the “Delusions” in the “Energy Transition”

    Published: 3/14/2023
20. The Malthusian Invective: Are There Enough Minerals For The “Energy Transition”?

    Published: 2/27/2023