Solar Freakin' Roadways: How Technological Optimism Undermines Sustainability
Crazy Town
English - April 04, 2019 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBEarth Sciences Science Nature climate environment sustainability energy global warming collapse dark humor comedy economy overshoot Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We’re GOING to make the transition to renewable sources of energy. There is no scenario outside the dark mind of Dick Cheney where we continue to use depleting and polluting fossil fuels over the long run to power society. So how exactly are we going to make the transition? In this episode, Jason, Rob, and Asher talk about some of the magical “solutions” that are being peddled out on the streets of Crazy Town (solar roadways, anyone?!?) and why we’re so quick to jump at technological fixes that ignore math, physics, and ecology. For episode notes and more information, please visit our website.