March 27, 2005: Open Lines | The Coming Gas Crisis
Nov 07, 2025•2 hr 55 min•Season 2005Ep. 1081
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Episode description
Art Bell opens the program by reading a lengthy Rolling Stone article by James Howard Kunstler titled "The Long Emergency," which outlines the looming global oil production peak and its potentially devastating consequences for modern civilization. The article argues that no combination of alternative fuels, including hydrogen, solar, wind, or biomass, can adequately replace cheap fossil fuels at the scale required to maintain current lifestyles. Art poses five provocative questions to callers:… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/march-27-2005-open-lines-the-coming-gas-crisis
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