“Canada’s Greatest Export” Terry Etam, author of The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity: Clearing the Air Before Cleaning the Air, columnist for the BOE Report and writer for Public Energy Number One, joins Townsquare Media SuperTalk 1270AM’s Talk of the Town with Steve Bakken and guest co-host Jason Spiess.
Etam gives an update on the current oil and gas activity as well as how the renewable market is impacting regulations and industry.
The conversation dives into methane management and wildfires. From the COP28 Summit to Canadian Wildfires to regulations issues, the three discuss a variety of issues pertaining to energy.
One example is how the Canadian government, directing industry, is creating wildfire issues with root balls. For examples, after the timber industry cuts down the trees, the root balls are just left to dry. After drying out and being struck by lightning, wildfires happen.
Here is a summary of Etam’s book, which is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Everyone knows that fossil fuels won’t last forever. Something needs to change at some point, regardless of whether the issue is climate change or because we need a practical replacement for petroleum as cheap supplies run out.
But while headlines suggest that a green-energy paradise is around the corner, not many are aware of the immense technical challenges that stand in its way. To turn our backs on fossil fuels, a staggering amount of work will be required to refit a global energy sector that has grown systematically for over a century. News of the latest green advancements can make it seem like plug-and-play technology, and simply a matter of switching from one source to another. In reality, the challenge is far greater, and infinitely more complicated.
To make matters worse, environmentalists and fossil-fuel defenders wage continuous but fruitless war, and the growing gap makes it impossible to have any sort of constructive dialogue. Each camp becomes more locked in their position with every exchange, and the most revolutionary ideas never see the light of day. Instead of building, time and money are wasted sparring.
Sparing no sacred cows, Terry Etam cuts through the media rhetoric, government propaganda, and widespread ignorance of the energy sector to get to the heart of what needs to change-and what needs to stay the same-if the challenges of moving away from fossil fuels are to be met, while maintaining the quality of life we have come to expect and rely on.
Click here for The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity: Clearing the Air Before Cleaning the Air
Talk of the Town is a 2-hour talk show focusing on issues impacting communities and industry. Each day has a theme and special in-studio guests are often involved. The Crude Life’s founder Jason Spiess is the guest host on Wattage Wednesday.
