Episode 231: Practical Energy Solutions from Energy Experts!

Episode 231 originally broadcast on November 07, 2009

John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Co., wants to be the voice for grassroots Americans and has founded Citizens for Affordable Energy. Energy is a broad term, he says, and people need to know more about what’s at stake for our environment. Then, flash back to our 2008 interview with Josh Wolfe, one of the smartest guys ON THE PLANET, as we revisit his shocking views on the future of energy.

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John Hofmeister is Educating Citizens on Energy

John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Co., wants to be the voice for grassroots Americans in the future of affordable energy. Energy is a broad term, he says, and people need to know more about what’s at stake for our environment. Hofmeister has used his energy expertise to create a simple, basic plan for what we need to do to survive a future of potential disasters. Life would be better if we could get the politics out of it; his book, “Why We Hate the Oil Companies,” explains why the Right Wingers and the Left Wingers are BOTH wrong.

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Flashback: Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital

Russ flashes back to a 2008 interview with a man who has conducted and published cutting-edge immunopathology research, lectured at Harvard University and completed a $4 billion hotel merger. Wolfe is an expert in nanotechnology, one of the brightest guys EVER, and he’s not afraid to give an opinion. In this segment, Russ asks for his thoughts on the future of energy.

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