Dr. Tad Patzek, of UT’s Petroleum Engineering and Geosystems Department at Austin, shared his research and views on sustainability and how we can best fuel our energy needs in the coming decades. His talk began with a systems view of ecological and environmental considerations, addressed energy use in the United States and across other countries and concluded with projections. If you missed Dr. Patzek's presentation,
Sustainability How Far Are We From Thou?, you can access it here:
CTXWFSPatzek1018011.pdf