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THE CRASH COURSE: The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment

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The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment

ISBN: 978-0-470-92764-9
Hardcover
336 pages
March 2011
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Suggested Interview Questions for Chris Martenson, Author of The Crash Course

  • Why did you write The Crash Course? How did you come up with the idea for this book?
  • Who are you / what is your background? What makes you qualified to discuss the economy, energy, and environment?
  • What is the relationship between the economy, energy, and environment?
  • How are we on a “Crash Course”? What are the problems and predicaments our economy faces?
  • Is this problem limited to the United States?
  • Will our economy be able to experience growth again? Why or why not?
  • How should we envision the future?
  • How can we change the future? Where do we even start?
  • You say “wealth’ is not about money. What is your definition of “wealth”?
  • Your analysis of the Great Credit Bubble projects that it has only just begun to burst. What can we expect from a collapsing credit bubble?
  • You say the “twenty teens” will be one of the most challenging decades. Why?
  • Even though you discuss subject matter of a serious nature, you consider yourself a “realistic optimist.” Why?
  • What can people do as individuals to secure a better future?
  • Is relocation necessary for a better future?
  • What are the opportunities that await us, both during the period of adjustment and afterward?
  • What are the few basic “truths” that you think will shape the future significantly?
  • What is the one message you want people to take away from The Crash Course?