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On the Edge of a Perilous New World
Mariner Books
April 2005
416 pages
ISBN: 0618562117
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Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction Political
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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