The following is a transcript of the conversation I had with Paul Michael Wihbey on the May 4 episode of Turning Hard Times into Good Times. The previous week, Simmons presented his continuing thesis that the lights on western civilization are about to go out. Contrasting that notion is Paul Michael Wihbey, who provides a much more optimistic view of prospects for keeping the lights on, not from foreign imported oil, but from abundant sources right here in North America. Jay:            Welcome back to Turning Hard Times into Good Times. I am your host, Jay Taylor. Again, I want to thank each of you for listening to this show, and I want to thank our sponsors for the second hour of this show, because without them this show would …