Political implications of America's oil and gas boom: James Kwak interview
As we begin a new year we wanted to take a look at the current
energy landscape and see what the future holds for the global economy,
America's oil and gas boom, whether renewables will continue to be a
favourite amongst investors and whether we should be focusing more
attention on conservation and energy efficiency rather than our
continuous effort to increase supply.
To help us look at these issues and more we managed to speak with the well known economist James Kwak. He is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He blogs at The Baseline Scenario, which he co-founded with Simon Johnson.
Kwak and Johnson have also written two books: 13 Bankers and, more recently, White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters To You. In a previous career, Kwak worked as a management consultant and co-founded a successful software company. You can follow him at @JamesYKwak.
In the interview Kwak talks about:
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Political implications of America's oil and gas boom: James Kwak interview
Oilprice.com | January 8, 2013
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To help us look at these issues and more we managed to speak with the well known economist James Kwak. He is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He blogs at The Baseline Scenario, which he co-founded with Simon Johnson.
Kwak and Johnson have also written two books: 13 Bankers and, more recently, White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters To You. In a previous career, Kwak worked as a management consultant and co-founded a successful software company. You can follow him at @JamesYKwak.
In the interview Kwak talks about:
- The political implications of America's oil & gas boom
- How the shale boom will impact climate change
- Why China may be forced to change its political system
- An easy way to solve the debt crisis
- Why we should expect a comeback from coal in the future
- Why we must invest in renewable energy
- Why cheap energy isn't vital to economic growth
- How Obama's second term will alter the energy landscape
- Why we need to focus on conservation
- Why we shouldn't take note of the doom and gloom predictions
