The Bottomless Well

Last night my stepdad, Mark Mills, was on The Daily Show with John Stewart to discuss his book. I knew it was coming - I should have posted something, but I was sure he would be roasted alive.

See, the title of the book is The Bottomless Well: The Twilight of Fuel, the Virtue of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy. Mark wrote it with Peter Huber.

Controversial? Yes indeed. But to my great astonishment Stewart actually had read the book, and asked good questions. Many "dust-jacket critics" argue poorly-understood pop science when they hear the basic premise. But Stewart is an impressive guy, and he knew the science and the basic issues.

I will be writing more extensively about this book in the next few days. It's thought provoking material, and I'm not going to reduce it to terse little web posts - especially when I can debunk some of the predicatable reaction right out of the gate. Meanwhile I am scrambling to obtain a digital clip of the interview. Great job, Mark.