Jim Krane, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute, joins us to talk about the collapse of oil futures, what happened to demand, and how problems in the energy sector affect the larger economy.
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Are We Going To War With Iran?
Jim Krane, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute, joins us for a primer on why tensions are escalating quickly in the Middle East, what it means for worldwide energy supply and if it could lead to a U.S.-backed war.
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In West Texas: A Boom For Some, A Bust For Others
Texas Monthly writer Christian Wallace joins us to talk about what it’s like to live through the ups and downs of the oil industry.
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Forget The Planet – The Economics Of Fracking May Not Work
Bethany McLean joins us to discuss how new extraction techniques like fracking have promised huge future gains for the industry, and whether those anticipated returns are based on reality.
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Drilling In Canada’s Tar Sands
Journalist Neela Banerjee and Alan Jeffers of Exxon, join us to talk about the effect that drilling for oil in Alberta will have on climate change.
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Oil And Politics: A History
This hour, we’ll learn how money and politics became fast friends in the Texas sun with Alan Peppard of The Dallas Morning News. His three-part series, “Islands of the Oil Kings,” concludes in this Sunday’s paper.
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