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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... Saudi Arabia's “ Empty Quarter , ” the vast , rust - red desert where one - quarter of the world's oil is found , when I lost my faith in the modern energy economy . It was after sundown and the sky was dark blue and the sand still warm ...
... Arab oil wealth in the 1970s and early ' 80s , times are much tighter today for Saudi Arabia and for most other petro- states . As we drove back toward the airstrip for my flight home , my hosts bombarding me with more facts and figures ...
... Saudi Arabia , whose popula- tions regard the United States as an enemy . In one of many energy ironies , during the months leading up to the second war with Iraq ( charter mem- ber of the Axis of Evil , greatest threat to the American ...
... Saudi Arabia, Azer- baijan, and other outposts of the oil empire, the more I realized the story that needed telling wasn't simply about oil, but about all energy. Oil may be the brightest star in the energy firmament, the glamorous ...
... Saudi Arabia , Venezuela , and Iran - governments that cannot be counted on to bear the best interests of the West in mind in setting pricing policy . That brings us back to the question of smooth or sudden change . Ad- mittedly , even ...
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