Main entry:

Roberts, Paul, 1961 August 2-

Title & Author:

The end of oil : on the edge of a perilous new world / Paul Roberts.

Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004.

Description:

389 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-358) and index.
The free ride. Light the fire ; Last of the easy oil ; Future's so bright ; Energy is power ; Too hot -- On the road to nowhere. Give the people what they want ; Big oil gets anxious ; And now for something completely different ; Less is more -- Into the blue. Energy security ; Invisible hand ; Digging in our heels ; How do we get there?

Summary:

Petroleum is 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; 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 of the dawn of the twenty-first century, by even conservative estimates, the world will have burned its 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? The author talks to both oil optimists and oil pessimists, delves 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.--adapted from publisher's description.

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ISBN:

0618239774
9780618239771
0618562117
9780618562114

Subject:

Petroleum industry and trade Government policy.
Petroleum industry and trade Government policy United States.
Energy policy.
Energy policy United States.
Petroleum industry and trade Political aspects.
World politics 21st century Forecasting.
Pétrole Industrie et commerce Politique gouvernementale.
Pétrole Industrie et commerce Politique gouvernementale États-Unis.
Politique énergétique.
Politique énergétique États-Unis.
Pétrole Industrie et commerce Aspect politique.
Politique mondiale 21e siècle Prévision.
World politics Forecasting
United States

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 269507
Call No.: BIB 201771
Status: Available