The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New WorldHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005 - 399 páginas Petroleum is now so deeply entrenched in our economy, our politics, and our personal expectations that even modest efforts to phase it out are fought tooth and nail by the most powerful forces in the world: companies and governments that depend on oil revenues; the developing nations that see oil as the only means to industrial success; and a Western middle class that refuses to modify its energy-dependent lifestyle. But within thirty years, by even conservative estimates, we will have burned our way through most of the oil that is easily accessible. And well before then, the side effects of an oil-based society--economic volatility, geopolitical conflict, and the climate-changing impact of hydrocarbon pollution--will render fossil fuels an all but unacceptable solution. How will we break our addiction to oil? And what will we use in its place to maintain a global economy and political system that are entirely reliant on cheap, readily available energy? Brilliantly reported from around the globe, The End of Oil brings the world situation into fresh and dramatic focus for business and general readers alike. Roberts talks to both oil optimists and oil pessimists, delves deep into the economics and politics of oil, considers the promises and pitfalls of alternatives, and shows that, although the world energy system has begun its epoch-defining transition, disruption and violent dislocation are almost assured if we do not take a more proactive stance. With the topicality and readability of Fast Food Nation and the scope and trenchant analysis of Guns, Germs, and Steel, this is a vitally important book for the new century. |
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... American engineers in 1953 , its deep sandstone reservoirs at one time had held perhaps a sev- enth of the world's known oil reserves , and its wells produced six million barrels of oil a day — or roughly one of every twelve barrels of ...
... American way of life since the fall of the Soviet Union , etc. ) , the United States was getting more than 10 percent of its imported oil from Iraqi fields . The United States isn't the only nation with oil issues . Europe has long been ...
... American leaders , beginning with the president , have adopted an aggressive policy of domestic oil drilling that wishes away environmental , geopolitical , and even geological realities . Meanwhile , OPEC , the Organization of ...
... American tanks rolled into Baghdad to secure the Iraqi Ministry of Petro- leum , leaving the rest of the ancient city to burn , anti - Western resentment in the Middle East had become so intense that it was hard not to see a con ...
... American economy, which is bigger than anyone else's and therefore uses more energy. But it is also true that the American lifestyle is twice as energy-intensive as that in Europe and Japan, and about ten times the global average. The ...
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The End of Oil: The Decline of the Petroleum Economy and the Rise of a New ... Paul Roberts Sin vista previa disponible - 2005 |