Announcing R-Squared Energy TV

This week on R-Squared, we are starting a feature that readers have asked for on occasion, and one that Consumer Energy Report editor Sam Avro has been asking me to do for a while now. Each week we will be putting up a short video clip in which I answer readers’ questions or cover some issue that is perhaps best covered with a presentation or other visual means. The video clips are intended to be approximately 5 minutes in length, but since this is the first one it is hard for me to judge how closely we will match that target.

I confess after watching it that I could have been smoother in some of my responses. But I plan to work on that, and anticipate that it will get better as time goes on. Readers who have specific questions can send them to ask [at] consumerenergyreport [dot] com or leave the question after this post (at the original source). Consider subscribing to our YouTube channel where you’ll be able to view past and future videos.

In this first episode, I answer some of the common questions about my background and interest in energy. The questions were as follows:

  • What was the most important motivator(s) which caused me to be so interested in energy, and at what age did this occur?
  • Who, and what, has had the biggest impact on my life?
  • What contributions have I made in terms of energy production?
  • What am I trying to accomplish with my blog?

Author: Robert Rapier

Robert Rapier is a seasoned chemical engineer with three decades of international experience in the energy sector. He holds undergraduate degrees in chemistry and mathematics, and a master’s in chemical engineering. Robert has worked extensively in oil refining, production, synthetic fuels, biomass energy, and alcohol production, earning several patents along the way. As Editor-in-Chief of Shale Magazine and a prolific author for Investing Daily, he shares his expertise through various newsletters and his latest book, American Energy: A History of Power, Progress, and Change. Robert's insights have been featured on 60 Minutes, The History Channel, CNBC, and PBS, among others. His articles have appeared in top publications like the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and The Economist. For nearly a decade, he has covered the energy sector for Forbes.