Crude Reality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Crude Reality write by Brian C. Black. This book was released on 2020-09-30. Crude Reality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum has shaped human life since it was first discovered oozing inconspicuously from the soil. For a century, human dependence on petroleum caused little discomfort as we enjoyed the heyday of cheap crude—a glorious episode of energy gluttony that was destined to end. Today, we see the disastrous results in environmental degradation, political instability, and world economic disparity in the waning years of a petroleum-powered civilization—lessons rooted in the finite nature of oil. Considering the nature of oil itself as well as humans’ remarkable relationship with it, Brian C. Black spotlights our modern conundrum and then explores the challenges of our future without oil. It is this essential context, he argues, that will prepare us for our energy transition. Bringing his global perspective and wide-ranging technical knowledge, Black has written an essential contribution to environmental history and the rapidly emerging field of energy history in this sweeping, forward-looking survey.
Rays of Hope
Rays of Hope - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rays of Hope write by Denis Hayes. This book was released on 1977. Rays of Hope available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Hubbert's Peak
Hubbert's Peak - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hubbert's Peak write by Kenneth S. Deffeyes. This book was released on 2008-09-29. Hubbert's Peak available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 2001, Kenneth Deffeyes made a grim prediction: world oil production would reach a peak within the next decade--and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it. Deffeyes's claim echoed the work of geophysicist M. King Hubbert, who in 1956 predicted that U.S. oil production would reach its highest level in the early 1970s. Though roundly criticized by oil experts and economists, Hubbert's prediction came true in 1970. In this updated edition of Hubbert's Peak, Deffeyes explains the crisis that few now deny we are headed toward. Using geology and economics, he shows how everything from the rising price of groceries to the subprime mortgage crisis has been exacerbated by the shrinking supply--and growing price--of oil. Although there is no easy solution to these problems, Deffeyes argues that the first step is understanding the trouble that we are in.
The Petroleum World
The Petroleum World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Petroleum World write by . This book was released on 1922. The Petroleum World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Oil Curse
The Oil Curse - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oil Curse write by Michael L. Ross. This book was released on 2013-09-08. The Oil Curse available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explaining—and solving—the oil curse in the developing world Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be fixed? In this groundbreaking analysis, Michael L. Ross looks at how developing nations are shaped by their mineral wealth—and how they can turn oil from a curse into a blessing. Ross traces the oil curse to the upheaval of the 1970s, when oil prices soared and governments across the developing world seized control of their countries' oil industries. Before nationalization, the oil-rich countries looked much like the rest of the world; today, they are 50 percent more likely to be ruled by autocrats—and twice as likely to descend into civil war—than countries without oil. The Oil Curse shows why oil wealth typically creates less economic growth than it should; why it produces jobs for men but not women; and why it creates more problems in poor states than in rich ones. It also warns that the global thirst for petroleum is causing companies to drill in increasingly poor nations, which could further spread the oil curse. This landmark book explains why good geology often leads to bad governance, and how this can be changed.
