IkeLibrary's video: January 2020 Lunch Learn: WWI and Fossil Fuel

Brian Black: WWI and Fossil Fuel - Jan. 23, 2020 World War I forever changed human reliance on fossil fuels such as petroleum. This product, considered essential to military and economic progress, altered battlefield expectations of how the war was fought. Join Penn State Altoona’s Brian C. Black for a discussion on how the Great War informed the 20th century’s use of various energy sources, including “black gold,” and the fuel’s enduring impact on our environment and climate today. Dr. Black’s research emphasis is on the landscape and environmental history of North America, particularly in relation to the application and use of technology. Black received his doctorate in American Studies from the University of Kansas in 1996. As one of the faculty who spearheaded the creation of an Environmental Studies major at Penn State Altoona, he currently serves as the head of the Arts and Humanities Division. The 2020 Lunch & Learn series is made possible courtesy of the Eisenhower Foundation and the Union Pacific Foundation.