Chris Martenson

Fellow, Economy & Preparedness

Economics

Chris Martenson is the creator of The Crash Course, a 20-chapter online video course that educates viewers on our broken economic system, the crisis of population demographics, and Peak Oil. Since its launch in 2008, The Crash Course has been viewed millions of times online and has sold over 20,000 DVD copies. Prior to spending four years educating himself and developing the course and other materials to help individuals understand and take action, Chris was a Vice President at a Fortune 300 Company and spent over ten years in corporate finance and strategic consulting. He has a PhD in pathology from Duke University and an MBA from Cornell University.

videos

Chris Martenson Keynote, 4th Annual Biophysical Economics Conference

length: 57:35   credit: Gund Institute

Post Carbon Fellow Chris Martenson talks about his work in "challenging beliefs". Recorded in October 2012.

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James Howard Kunstler: It's Too Late for Solutions

length: 41:10   credit: Peak Prosperitydownload

Author and social critic James Howard Kunstler has been one of the earliest, most direct, and most articulate voices to warn of the consequences -- economic and otherwise -- of modern society's profligate wasting of the resources that underlie its growth.

In his new book, Too Much Magic, Jim attacks the wishful thinking dominant today that with a little more growth, a little more energy, a little more technology -- a little more magic -- we'll somehow sail past our current tribulations without having to change our behavior.
 
Such self-delusion is particularly dangerous because it is preventing us from taking intelligent, constructive action at the national level when the clock is fast ticking out of our favor. In fact, Jim claims that we are past the state where solutions are possible. Instead, we need a response plan to help us best brace for the impact of the coming consequences. And we need it fast.

Latest Publications

The Real Reason the Economy Is Broken (and Will Stay That Way)

Chris Martenson    Feb 15, 2013   

We are far enough and deep enough into the most heroic monetary and fiscal efforts ever undertaken to finally ask, why aren't these measures working? Or at least we should be.  Oddly, many in DC, on Wall Street, and the … >>

Bill Ryerson: The Challenges Presented by Global Population Growth

Chris Martenson    Jan 02, 2013   

Originally posted at PeakProsperity At the heart of the resource depletion story that we track here at PeakProsperity.com is the number of people on earth competing for those resources. The global population is more than 7 … >>

RESILIENCE: Personal Preparation

Chris Martenson    Jul 06, 2010   

EXCERPT: My “standard of living” is a fraction of what it formerly was, but my quality of life has never been higher. We live in a house less than half the size of our former house, my beloved boat is gone, … >>

The Crash Course

Chris Martenson

The next twenty years will be completely unlike the last twenty years. The world is in economic crisis, and there are no easy fixes to our predicament. Unsustainable trends in the economy, energy, and the environment have … >>

press coverage

Martenson talk covered in Shore News Today

Chris Martenson  

Post Carbon Fellow Chris Martenson's presentation at Running on Empty? Future of Energy hosted by the Cape May Forum was reported in the Shore News Today. From the article: More than 100 residents and visitors attended two … >>