The Spark

Our world stands on the cusp of the greatest energy revolution since the invention of steam power and is torn between proponents of the decaying, analog fossil fuel systems that have dominated the industrial age and advocates of the rising, digital renewable systems which are revolutionizing all aspects of life. The Spark is dedicated to understanding these transformations, how they could make a better world for all, and the obstacles which stand in the way of that better future.

About the author

Ryan C. Smith is the author of The Real Oil Shock: How Oil Transformed Money, Debt, and Finance and is currently researching the economics of too cheap to meter renewable electricity while writing on oil shocks, energy politics, and macroeconomics. He has also been published by Liberal Currents, the New Republic, and Oilprice.com.