| Description |
x, 324 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1 Introduction -- In the Beginning / Sheila Newman 1 -- Part I Measuring Our Predicament 5 -- 2 101 Views from Hubbert's Peak / Sheila Newman 7 -- 3 Prediction of World Peak Oil Production / Seppo A. Korpela 28 -- 4 The Assessment and Importance of Oil Depletion / Colin J. Campbell 48 -- 5 Coal Resources of the World / Seppo A. Korpela 75 -- Part II Geopolitics 87 -- 6 The Caspian Chimera / Colin J. Campbell 93 -- 7 Update to the Caspian Chimera / Sheila Newman 99 -- 8 Battle of the Titans / Mark Jones 101 -- 9 Dark Continent, Black Gold / Andrew McKillop 112 -- 10 The Chinese Car Bomb / Andrew McKillop 119 -- 11 Venezuela, Chavez, and Latin American Oil on the World Stage / Sheila Newman 128 -- Part III The Big Picture -- False Solutions, Hopes, and Fears 137 -- 12 No Choice but International Energy Transition / Andrew McKillop 141 -- 13 Population, Energy, and Economic Growth: The Moral Dilemma / Ross McCluney 151 -- 14 Renewable Energy Limits / Ross McCluney 162 -- 15 Peak Soil / Alice Friedemann 177 -- 16 Notes on Terra Preta / Sheila Newman 193 -- 17 Nuclear Fission Power Options / Sheila Newman 196 -- 18 Fusion Illusions / Michael Dittmar 214 -- 19 Geothermal / Sheila Newman 233 -- Part IV After Oil 239 -- 20 France and Australia After Oil / Sheila Newman 241 -- 21 North Korea: The Limits of Fossil Energy-Based Agricultural Systems / Antony Boys 261 -- 22 How Will Japan Feed Itself Without Fossil Energy? / Antony Boys 275 -- 23 The Simpler Way / Ted Trainer 299 -- 24 In the End: Thermodynamics and the Necessity of Protecting the Natural World / Sheila Newman 309 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Fossil fuels.
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Fossil fuels -- Environmental aspects.
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Power resources.
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| Author |
Newman, Sheila.
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| LC no. |
2009286033 |
| ISBN |
9780745327181 (alk. paper) |
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0745327184 (alk. paper) |
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9780745327174 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0745327176 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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