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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... natural gas with little water . Over time , however , as the oil is drawn out , operators must replace it with water , to keep the oil flowing — until eventually what flows from the well is almost pure water and the field is no longer ...
... natural gas and coal, into the heat, power, and mobility that animate modern civilization. For three hundred years, this man-made wonder has performed nearly flawlessly, transforming coal, oil, and natural gas (and in much of the world ...
... natural gas, a ver- satile energy source that will soon surpass coal as the preferred fuel for heating and power generation — and quite possibly become the “bridge fuel” to some future energy system. And yet, although coal and gas are ...
... natural gas , and their most common by - product , electricity . Yet even a cursory look reveals that , for all its great successes , our en- ergy economy is fatally flawed , in nearly every respect . The oil industry is among the least ...
... natural gas will climb by over 120 per- cent, coal use by nearly 60 percent. Demand will be especially acute in “emerging” economies, like those of China and India, whose leaders see vo- racious energy consumption as the key to ...
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