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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... United States. 5. Petroleum industry and trade — Forecasting. I. Title. hd9650.6r63 2004 333.79 — dc22 2004042718 3. Energy policy. 4. Energy policy — United States. Political aspects. 6. World politics — 21st century — Printed in the ...
... United States toward improving automotive fuel efficiency not only has halted but is now sliding backward , dramatically increasing U.S. demand for oil . And here is the rub : the United States doesn't have enough of its own oil to meet ...
... United States for control over the world oil markets . Perhaps most tellingly , the United States and Britain are struggling to extricate themselves from a sec- ond oil war in Iraq that , whether openly acknowledged Prologue 9.
... United States , Europe , and other industrialized powers to ensure access to Middle Eastern oil — by any means necessary , and often with the help of Israel - - have helped foster a perpetual state of political instability , eth- nic ...
... United States is thus the most important of all energy players: its enormous demand makes it an essential customer for the big energy states like Saudi Arabia and Russia. Its large imports hold the global energy market in thrall ...
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