To hear the average corporate newscast talk about fossil fuels, you'd think that they are something extremely evil, that we need to rid the world of as soon as possible. Then, when you sit at your desk and type at your keyboard, or ride in your car with its doors and tires, or you sit in an emergency room - just look around. Do you see plastics? Yes, they are all over the place. Fact is, plastics come from oil. Or suppose you have just lost your power, and the lines and poles are down. Trucks from the utility company come out - guess what. They are all powered by fossil fuels. Or suppose you want to heat your house this winter and you don't use a wood stove. That heat is coming mostly from fossil fuels. Even if you use electric heat (currently more expensive per BTU), that heat comes from fossil fuels. If you do happen to heat with electric, up to 60% comes from fossil fuels. This is not a curse. It is a blessing. Embrace it. Today our guest is the Founder and Executive Director of Power the Future. To reach our guest via email, use [email protected]

Participants: Daniel Turner, Dan Elmendorf