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Dr. David Goodstein, Professor of Physics and Vice Provost, California Institute of Technology

a video interview with the author of "Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil"

Dr. David L. Goodstein is Vice Provost and Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Caltech, where he has been on the faculty for more than 35 years. In 1995, he was named the Frank J. Gilloon Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor.

Dr. Goodstein is the author of "Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil," published in 2004, which predicts dire consequences when the "Hubbert Peak" of global oil production occurs, after which time supplies will inexorably diminish while demand, if it continues to grow, will cause severe price increases and widespread economic and other forms of dislocation.

According to Dr. Goodstein, a Hubbert Peak for global oil production is inevitable and likely to occur within 10 to 15 years from now, possibly within this decade.

The only reasonable response to this situation, according to Dr. Goodstein, is use a variety of approaches, catalyzed by visionary leadership, to transition to a non-fossil-fueled way of conducting the world's business.

In an interview conducted today in his Caltech office, Dr. Goodstein said that he was not optimistic that the necessary transition to a non-fossil-fueled world can be made.

You can watch and listen to that interview by clicking on the appropriate button in the Brightcove Player below.

listen to a 2004 audio interview with Dr. Goodstein about "Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil"

You can listen to a previous, audio interview with Dr. Goodstein about "Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil" by clicking here and then clicking on the title of the book on the linked-to page.

access related materials on this subject

You can learn more about the world's addiction to oil and some of the ways that might help transition the world to a non-fossil-fuel-dependent state by clicking on the title of the recent California Politics Today article entitled "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) powered by solar-generated electricity would power clean, fast transportation while preserving the environment and reducing U.S. dependency on foreign oil."

identifying sign near the main entrance to the California Institute of Technology

 

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