"This book explains both why the decline of our most precious fuel is inevitable and how challenging it will be to cope with what comes next."-...
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Apr 19, 2010
Alkhansaa
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الكتاب يتحدث عن البدائل المقترحة للنفط, اعتمادا على ذروة هابرت والتي تقول بأن عام 2000 هو ذروة انتاج النفط
وبما أننا دخلنا في مرحلة تناقص انتاج النفط العالمي فمن المفترض المسارعة في البحث عن بدائل
أعطاني فكرة أليمة بأن الطاقة المتجددة أو البديلة قد تأخر الوقت في دراستها وتطبيقها وكأنه قد فات أيضا!
لذا هو يطرح المزيد من الأفكار حول مصادر بديلة تلوث البيئة, ويبدو المؤلف بحكم تخصصه في الجيلوجيا في مجال النفط ربما, غير مبال بدرجة كبيرة بمسألة البيئة و سخر منها مرة أو اثنتين
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وبما أننا دخلنا في مرحلة تناقص انتاج النفط العالمي فمن المفترض المسارعة في البحث عن بدائل
أعطاني فكرة أليمة بأن الطاقة المتجددة أو البديلة قد تأخر الوقت في دراستها وتطبيقها وكأنه قد فات أيضا!
لذا هو يطرح المزيد من الأفكار حول مصادر بديلة تلوث البيئة, ويبدو المؤلف بحكم تخصصه في الجيلوجيا في مجال النفط ربما, غير مبال بدرجة كبيرة بمسألة البيئة و سخر منها مرة أو اثنتين
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Jul 23, 2010
Scott
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This is a really enjoyable, but disturbing, book. While some may dispute the analysis presented here, Kenneth Deffeyes does present an excellent accounting of the potential energy resources available after the "easy oil" (easily recoverable, high grade, and useful in our systems) becomes more and more difficult to find. Some of the things predicted in the book (written in 2005) are coming to pass, like unpredictable etc. Deffeyes is an old-school, dirt-under-the-fingers petroleum geolo
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Feb 14, 2011
Alexander
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Good book. Introduced me to the idea that the world is running out of accessible cheap oil. I really liked the technical aspect of it. The math behind the phenomena reinforced some things I learned in statistics. What I enjoyed the most though was the explanation of the different energy sources available today. The descriptions were somewhat technical but as a budding engineer it was great. It would be hard for someone to pick this up with out a science background.
Sep 25, 2011
Salem
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المؤلف يتناول السؤال التالي ...
ماذا أعددنا لما بعد النفط ؟
يحاول الإجابة علية ... و لكن للأسف يحمل نظرة سلبية عن الوضع الحالي
ماذا أعددنا لما بعد النفط ؟
يحاول الإجابة علية ... و لكن للأسف يحمل نظرة سلبية عن الوضع الحالي
Apr 04, 2010
Converse
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The author, a Princeton geolgist, describes near-term replacements for what he expects to be the soon & permanent decline in oil production. One chapter per remedy - oil shale, etc.. Not as good as his previous book on why he thinks we will run out of oil soon.
Aug 27, 2009
Heather
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the chapter on nuclear energy is so amazing. uranium, plutionium, waste, destruction, i get it now. other sections of the book highlight different natural resources from oil to oil shale to hydrogen.
Jun 19, 2011
Christian
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Not as valuable as his first book on peak oil. Just a wide ranging discussion of possible alternatives that won't come on line to scale for another 20 years.
Jul 17, 2007
Sean
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So I bought this book thinking it was going to be all about the next clean burning miracle fuel that's lined up to replace oil, and well, turns out there isn't one yet. The book is about how the world basically hit it's peak potential oil output back in 2005-2006, that world oil production is going to steadily decline from here on, and that most current potential oil "alternatives" actually depend on hydrocarbons at one and sometimes multiple stages in their manufacture. It wasn't the
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Jun 04, 2011
Gina
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Good book for background in geology. Otherwise presents no useful information or plausible solutions.
Apr 04, 2010
Amy
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A rather boring but informational look at oil as a fuel, the debate about how much is left, the impending switch to a new fuel and the alternatives we should begin to develop. Hey, I had to teach high schoolers about petroleum. And I want to know where we are heading.
Jun 05, 2010
Keith
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This may be a bit technical for many people but is a good general introduction. The best part is his chapter 3, I believe, where he describes roughly the mathematics involved in Hubbert's original thesis. If it's too technical, read "The Party's Over" by Heinberg.
Sep 29, 2008
Rebekah
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I did not finish this book. I am giving it 3-stars because I enjoyed the chapter which derived Hubbard's Equations. Otherwise the book is not well written and I did not find it particularly interesting.
Mar 16, 2010
Bird Brian
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Essentially the same as "Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage". Some good points, but unconvincing. For context, also read "Report from Iron Mountain" by Leonard C Lewin.
Jan 26, 2008
Benjamin
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Good explanation of currently available oil sources, explains how much longer these will last. Also describes new sources of fuel. Good primer on 'traditional' energy sources.
Jul 21, 2008
Gordieplamdesert
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A good grounding to understand the energy position we are now in. Where we came from and possible where we are headed. Deffeyes does not provide answers just insight.
Apr 04, 2010
Alex
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deffeyes does a reasonable job updating the peak oil scenario and surveying the (lack of) alternative energies. better than his first book.
Mar 19, 2008
Mary
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Not awful considering the subject matter can be pretty dry. I appreciated the author's sense of humor. I learned quite a bit.
Aug 05, 2008
John
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An interesting perspective, especially with the current energy crisis concerns.
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