简介：Everyenergyresource—fossil,nuclearandrenewable—isundergoingprofoundchanges.Andoverall,we'regraduallyshiftingfromcoalandoiltotheenergiesoftomorrow. ThissweepingtransitionisthesubjectofSwitch.Butratherthanadvocateforhowitshouldhappen,Switchtravelstheworldtodiscoverhowitmostlikelywillhappen. Switchisalsoaboutachangingenergyconversation.Today,it’spolarizedandunproductive.Switchfocusesonpracticalrealitiesandencouragesabalancedunderstanding. Finally,Switchisaboutchangingthewayweuseenergy,torealizethemanyeconomicandenvironmentalbenefitsofefficiency. Switchhasbeenseenbynearly4millionviewersworldwide,intheaters,universityauditoriums,classrooms,onDVDandtheweb. For12years,Dr.ScottTinkerhasbeentheDirectoroftheBureauofEconomicGeology,whereheleads200scientistsandstaff.HeisalsoaProfessoratUTsJacksonSchoolofGeology,theStateGeologistofTexas,andarenownedenergyexpert,havinggivenmorethan500lecturesinternationallytogovernment,industryandacademia.WhileattheBureau,hefoundedtheAdvancedEnergyConsortiumandhelpedinitiatetheGulfCoastCarbonCenterandCenterforEnergyEconomics.Dr.Tinkerservesonseveralprivate,public,academic,andgovernmentenergyboardsandadvisorycouncils.BeforetheBureau,hewasaresearchgeologistforMarathonOil.HereceivedhisPhDfromtheUniversityofColorado.…