Power Trip

Power Trip

Constant Wonder

Power Trip

Episode: Power Trip

  • Jan 21, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 26:54 mins

It is more efficient for people in England to ship lamb from New Zealand (10,000 miles away!) than to truck local lamb. Why is that? We don't always consider fertilizer, water, or modes of transport when we determine "cost." How a re-accounting could be better for the planet. Also, how energy is related to global peace. Guest: Michael E. Webber, Chief Science and Technology Officer at ENGI, Professor in Energy Resources at the University of Texas at Austin, and author of "Power Trip: the Story of Energy"