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The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World

by Paul Roberts

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ISBN13: 9780618562114
ISBN10: 0618562117
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You live in this world. You use oil. You must read this book.

The situation is alarming and irrefutable: within thirty years, even by conservative estimates, we will have burned our way through most of the oil that is readily available to us. Already, the costly side effects of dependence on fossil fuel are taking their toll. Even as oil-related conflict threatens entire nations, individual consumers are suffering from higher prices at the gas pump, rising health problems, and the grim prospect of long-term environmental damage. In this frank and balanced investigation, Paul Roberts offers a timely wake-up call. He talks to both oil optimists and oil pessimists, delves deep into the economics and politics of oil, and considers the promises and pitfalls of alternatives such as wind power, hybrid cars, and hydrogen. A new afterword brings the book up to the minute. Brisk, immediate, and accessible, this is essential reading for anyone who uses oil, which is to say every one of us.

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In this frank and balanced investigation, Roberts delves deep into the economics and politics of oil, and considers the promises and pitfalls of alternatives such as wind power, hybrid cars, and hydrogen. A new Afterword brings the book up to the minute.

About the Author

Paul Roberts is the author of The End of Oil, a finalist for the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award in 2005. He has written about resource economics and politics for numerous publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and Rolling Stone, and lectures frequently on business and environmental issues. He lives in Washington State.

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ISBN:
9780618562114
Subtitle:
On the Edge of a Perilous New World
Author:
Roberts, Paul
Author:
Roberts
Author:
Paul
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Location:
Boston
Subject:
International
Subject:
Petroleum industry and trade
Subject:
Energy policy
Subject:
International - General
Subject:
Industries - Energy Industries
Subject:
Public Policy - Economic Policy
Subject:
International Relations - Trade & Tariffs
Subject:
Energy policy -- United States.
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Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
April 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
399
Dimensions:
8.28x5.41x1.00 in. .92 lbs.

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