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Life Without Oil: Why We Must Shift to a New Energy Future
By the end of the 21st century, our oil and natural gas supplies will be virtually nonexistent, and limited coal supplies will be restricted to only a handful of countries. The authors - an environmental scientist and veteran journalist - make abundantly clear that we must plan for a future without reliance on oil, and make a compelling case that the key determinant of our...more
Hardcover, 435 pages
Published
March 23rd 2011
by Prometheus Books
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Read it. It is essential reading for understanding how society got where it is, and the implications of our overuse of resources. We now live in a world shaped by historical contexts that are trans-generational, and therefore are not apparent in the context of a single persons lifetime. By placing a scientific context around humans and their interaction with their environment, the author serves up a very relevant context for explaining today's world. No society will outstrip it's resources witho...more
Life Without Oil is a great choice for those new to the concept of peak oil. Hallett explores resource depletion (peaking) in past civilizations and infers a future for a society utterly dependent on cheap oil. In the final chapters, Hallett focuses on the intersection of climate change and peak oil and makes some helpful recommendations for reducing the trauma associated with transitioning between energy economies.
Practical and informative guidebook about future energy sources. It's not the end of the world yet, and there is still much to be done.
Dec 19, 2011
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