Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, was a recent guest on NPR’s financial program “Marketplace.” The episode marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the supply disruption known as the 1970s oil crisis.
ALTOONA, Pa. — Brian Black, distinguished professor of environmental studies and history at Penn State Altoona, was recently the opening keynote speaker for the World History Association’s international meeting held June 22-24 in Pittsburgh.
The meeting’s overarching theme, ENERGIES, offered the opportunity for scholars from around the world to present new and innovative research on a vast array of energy-related topics.
Black based his lecture, titled “To Have and Have Not: Organizing a World History with Energy at its Core," on his latest book, “To Have and Have Not: Energy in World History.”
