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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... field called Shayba . Engineers and technicians , they were rattling off pro- duction statistics with all the bravado of proud parents , telling me how many hundreds of thousands of barrels Shayba produced every ... fields look puny Prologue.
... fields look puny and mortal . My hosts smiled politely , yet looked faintly annoyed - not , it seemed , because I was asking inappropriate questions , but because , probably for the thou- sandth time , Ghawar had stolen the limelight ...
... fields . The United States isn't the only nation with oil issues . Europe has long been import - dependent , as has Japan . China , a rapidly industrializing giant with more than a billion people and plans to build an economy as ...
... fields ; rising tensions between energy producers and importers ; diplomatic skirmishes over climate policy ; and the frightening energy race between countries such as Japan and China to secure access to the last “ big oil " and gas in ...
... fields that have been known about for years or even decades . By contrast , the amount of new oil that is being discovered each year is declining ; the peak year was 1960 , and it has been downhill ever since. Given that oil cannot be ...
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