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The End of Oil : the Decline of the Petroleum Economy and the Rise of a New Energy Order by Roberts, Paul C. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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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Author

Roberts, Paul C.

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780747574538

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Economics, Management, Political Science

Rating

3.74 / 5 (31 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14