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Let's get this out of thee way first: It's called "the crash course" not because it's doom and gloom "we're all gonna crash and die" stuff, but because the entirety of the course represent a 3 day seminar boiled down to a 3 hour online presentation presented in easily digestible 5 to 20 minutes chunks. A crash course. Get it?
The segment on peak oil runs around 17 minutes and the full text accompanies the video at the link:
http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse/chapter-17a-peak-oil (or click my sig.)
The segments of the crash course are entertaining and informative, not dry and boring. And the presenter makes clear during the rest of the course that he is in fact optimistic we can overcome the obstacles that we face in terms of the economy, the environment and energy if we deal with reality and get busy now.
Proof that it's not doom and gloom? Here's a direct quote from chapter 18: "The only way these challenges can become insurmountable is if we let them, by ignoring them for too long."
So...take the crash course. Start with peak oil. But be sure to go back and start from the beginning. It's good stuff!
http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse
