Party's over : Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societies

Business & Money

Richard Heinberg

Economics

Bt Bound

The Party's over : Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies

Clairview Books

Powerdown : Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World

Coal fuels more than 30 per cent of UK electricity production, and about 50 per cent in the US, providing a significant portion of total energy output. China and India's recent ferocious economic growth has been based almost entirely on coal-generated electricity. Coal currently looks like a solution to many of our fast-growing energy problems. However, while coal advocates are urging us full steam ahead, the increasing reliance on this dirtiest of all fossil fuels has crucial implications for energy policy, pollution levels, the global climate, world economy and geopolitics. Drawbacks to a coal-based energy strategy include: Scarcity - new studies suggest that the peak of world coal production may actually be less than two decades away; Cost - the quality of produced coal is declining, while the expense of transportation is rising, leading to spiralling costs and increasing shortages; and, Climate impacts - our ability to deal with the historic challenge of climate change may hinge on

Blackout: Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis by Heinberg, Richard (2009) Paperback

Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to drop, and governments stagger under record deficits. "The End of Growth" proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable, natural limits. Richard Heinberg's latest landmark work goes to the heart of the ongoing financial crisis, explaining how and why it occurred, and what we must do to avert the worst potential outcomes. Written in an engaging, highly readable style, it shows why growth is being blocked by three factors: Resource depletion, Environmental impacts, and Crushing levels of debt. These converging limits will force us to re-evaluate cherished economic theories, and to reinvent money and commerce. "The End of Growth" describes what policy makers, communities and families can do to build a new economy that operates within Earth's budget of energy and resources. We can thrive during the transition if we set goals that promote human and environmental well-being, rather than continuing to pursue the now-unattainable prize of ever-expanding Gross Domestic Product.

The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality

High Noon For Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis

Blackouts, rising gas prices, changes to the Clean Air Act, proposals to open wilderness and protected offshore areas to gas drilling, and increasing dependence on natural gas for electricity generation. What do all these developments have in common, and why should we care? In this timely expose, author Julian Darley takes a hard-hitting look at natural gas as an energy source that rapidly went from nuisance to crutch. Darley outlines the implications of our increased dependence on this energy source and why it has the potential to cause serious environmental, political, and economic consequences. In High Noon for Natural Gas readers can expect to find a critical analysis of government policy on energy, as well as a meticulously researched warning about our next potentially catastrophic energy crisis. Did you know that: <ul>
<li>Natural Gas (NG) is the second most important energy source after oil</li> <li>In the U.S. alone, NG is used to supply 20% of all electricity and 60% of all home heating</li> <li>NG is absolutely critical to the manufacture of agricultural fertilizers</li> <li>In the U.S. the NG supply is at critically low levels, and early in 2003 we came within days of blackouts and heating shutdowns</li> <li>Matt Simmons, the world's foremost private energy banker, is now warning that economic growth in the U.S. is under threat due to the looming NG crisis?</li> </ul>

High Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis

Darley, Julian

Chelsea Green Publishing

انتهت الحفلة - سراب النفط

Arab Scientific Publishers

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