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Energy and the Environment (Series)
This category discusses the relationship between energy resources and our environment. PhD Chris Martenson discusses the unsustainable future of our economy, energy, and environment.
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In Crash Course Chapter 18: The Environment, Chris Martenson explains how multiple essential resources are being depleted at ever faster rates. Our money system requires continual economic growth, but energy depletion will run headlong into dwindling... resource returns to limit future growth options. Overpopulation will increase competition and demand for fossil fuel energy sources such as crude oil and coal, as well as for natural gas and sources of alternative energy.
In this chapter, Peak Coal, Peak Uranium, and copper extraction are explored as illustrations challenging long-held assumptions about the inevitable certainty of continued global economic expansion. This chapter makes it easy to understand why careful management of our natural resources will be necessary for our economic and environmental future. (16:22)
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March 26, 2011 at 09:58 PM
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Chapter 3 (Exponential Growth): The most important Key Concept of the Crash Course, exponential growth, demonstrates how world population, oil consumption, U.S. money supply, water use, forest loss, species extinction, and fishery exploitation are ra...pidly reaching their natural limits. The implications for your life are powerful, and demand attention.
Chapter 4 (The Power of Compounding): Compounding, the first Key Concept of the Crash Course is explained in this installment. Dr. Martenson draws on a paper by Dr. Albert Bartlett explaining the dangerous implications of steady rates of growth, from oil consumption to population: as Chris says, "With exponential functions, the action only heats up in the last few moments".
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March 28, 2011 at 06:12 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Chapter 8 (The Fed Money Creation): Chapter 7 explained money creation via money loaned into existence by banks, on the local level. Chapter 8 explains money creation by the Federal Reserve, where we learn that it is manufactured out of thin air. Per...petual expansion is a requirement of modern banking. The banking system MUST continually expand, because that is how it was designed. By understanding the requirement for continual expansion we will be in a better position to make informed decisions about what is likely to transpire and take meaningful actions to enhance our prospects. (07:23)
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March 28, 2011 at 06:29 PM
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Photovoltaic cells convert energy from the sun directly into
electricity. In this movie, engineers Beth Richards and Miguel Contreras gives students a clear and engaging "101" on this renewable energy technology, and demonstrate the basic math and ...science behind it. Running time 4:45 minutes.
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August 15, 2011 at 09:58 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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Chapter 1 (Three Beliefs): Dr. Martenson states his three beliefs: massive change is upon us, that change may overwhelm our ability to respond, and that we do not lack the technology or understanding necessary to build a better future. The next 20 ye...ars are not going to be anything like the past 20 years. (01:47)
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March 28, 2011 at 06:04 PM
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Chapter 9 (A Brief History of US Money): Beginning with the panic of 1913, this chapter touches on important events in the history of US money, such as the creation of the Federal reserve, FDRs confiscation of private gold, the Bretton Woods agreemen...t, and Nixons slamming of the gold window. We learn that the current international monetary system of unbacked currencies is only 37 years old, and is operating outside of the standards established by the Bretton Woods agreement. The system were operating within has not been planned or designed: it emerged out of a crisis. Dr. Martenson also provides graphs of total US Federal Debt, and Total US money stock, both of which are growing with no end in sight. (07:29)
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March 28, 2011 at 06:32 PM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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Chapter 2 (The Three "E"s): Understanding our current situation requires acknowledging that the Economy, Energy, and the Environment are all related; in short, that each "E" influences, and competes for our attention with the others. We have never si...multaneously faced these issues at such levels, yet none of them can be solved in isolation. (02:06)
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March 28, 2011 at 06:09 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Crash Course Chapter 7 (Money Creation): Understanding how money is created provides a foundation for appreciating the implications of our massive levels of debt, because it tells us how that debt came into being. As John Kenneth Galbraith once said,... "The process by which money is created is so simple, the mind is repelled." Dr. Martenson walks us through this simple process of fractional reserve banking. (04:20)
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March 28, 2011 at 06:21 PM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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Chapter 5 (Growth Vs. Prosperity): Contrary to what we've grown used to, growth is not the same thing as prosperity. In fact, growth and prosperity are both dependent on the same thing: surplus. Dr. Martenson explains how we've been conditioned to wa...nt, and to take, both growth and prosperity; however, we are approaching the limits of our physical, finite, earth - the amount of surplus is steadily declining.
Chapter 6 (What is Money?): What is a dollar? Sure, it allows us to buy things like food, cars, and iPods; yet, most of us don't really understand money beyond that. Dr. Martenson not only provides an understandable definition, but also explains what gives our green pieces of paper value, and what dangers any currency must face.
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March 28, 2011 at 06:17 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Chapter 14 (Assets & Demographics): Having examined our nations current, never-before-seen level of debt, as well as our failure to save, we now move on to look at our assets. Key Concept 8 is introduced, that debts are fixed, but assets are variable..., sometimes gaining and sometimes losing. Dr. Martenson examines Americas assets, especially in light of our current demographic situation. The effect of the baby boomer generation is specifically considered, with the conclusion that the next 20 years are going to be completely unlike the last twenty years. (13:42)
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March 29, 2011 at 09:53 PM
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