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245 10 a| Life without oil :b| why we must shift to a new energy future /c| Steve Hallett with John Wright.;

260 a| Amherst, N.Y. :b| Prometheus Books,c| 2011.;

300 a| 435 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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520 a| "We have spent the last two centuries building a civilization on coal and the last century building it bigger still on oil. Fossil fuels have been the wellspring of our complex, glorious modern world, but they are about to run out. By the end of the 21st century, our oil and natural gas supplies will be virtually nonexistent, and limited coal supplies will be restricted to only a handful of countries. Environmental scientist Steve Hallett and veteran journalist John Wright make abundantly clear that we are at the crest of a remarkable two-hundred-year glitch in the history of civilization and are about to embark on the decline. Experts may argue about whether peak oil production has already arrived or will come in a decade or two, but in any case, as Hallett and Wright show, we must plan for a future without reliance on oil. But successful planning depends on a realistic assessment of the facts about our current situation. To that end, they describe how the petroleum interval of the last century, on which our civilization is based, fits in to the larger history of civilization. They describe the fate of civilizations and empires of the past that have come and gone based on their vital connection with the environment. Turning to an even longer timeframe, the authors make a compelling case that the key determinant of our global economy is not so much the invisible hand of the marketplace but the inexorable laws of ecology. When it comes to the long term, nature will impose limits beyond which our economy cannot go. Despite increased emphasis on renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources, our current obsession with growth is ultimately unsustainable. The authors foresee the coming decades as a time of much disruption and change of lifestyle, but in the end we may learn a wiser, more sustainable stewardship of our natural resources. This timely, sobering, yet constructive discussion of energy and ecology offers a realistic vision of the near future and many important lessons about the limits of our resources."--Publisher's description;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-406) and index.;

505 0 a| The invisible hand -- Existential threat, root cause, core problem -- Failure to see, failure to act -- Adam Smith was wrong -- What should we do? What should we save? -- pt. I. A brief history of progress. 1. Seeds of civilization : In the beginning ; First attempts to harness energy ; The mother of invention ; Putting down roots ; The age of empires -- 2. The ghosts of empires passed : The impossible Moai ; Where did all the people go? ; The legacy of Eighteen Rabbit ; Forests to precede civilizations, deserts to follow ; The scourge of God ; Recurring themes -- 3. The fossil fuels savings bank : Black gold and the British century ; Black gold and the American century ; The global economy -- 4. Divorced from nature : Can the leopard change his spots? ; Are humans innately racist and violent? ; The tragedy of the commons ; Holding onto disastrous values ; Holding onto disastrous ideologies -- pt. II. The petroleum interval. 5. The great energy transition : American prophet ; Predicting global peak oil ; Why is nobody warning us? ; The Red Queen and the last drop of oil ; The many lives of methane ; The problem with natural gas: it's a gas ; Hubberts peak for natural gas ; Descending from Hubbert's peak ; All aboard the carbon express! ; The gifts that keep on giving ; The nuclear option ; Energy: for here or to go? ; The platter of options -- 6. The ecological debt : The global commons ; There are plenty of fish in the sea ; Missing mountains and plastic oceans ; The great corn lawn ; Death by overpopulation -- 7. The view from Mauna Loa : It's a small world after all ; Thresholds and feedbacks ; The long-range weather forecast ; Impacts on the landscape ; The human landscape ; Mitigate, adapt, or suffer -- pt. III. The wealth of nations. 8. Collision course : The harsh light of morning ; Disruption in supply ; Shock and aftershocks ; Oil skirmishes, oil wars ; The global economy as an ecosystem ; Diminishing marginal returns -- 9. Around the world in eighty depressions : The next half century ; The oil producers ; The first-world consumers ; The new consumers ; Left behind -- 10. End of empire : A multipolar world ; Shortening the interregnum -- pt. IV. A general theory. 11. Ecology is the foundation of economics : Phoenix ; The fundamental need for growth ; There is no such thing as a free lunch ; The Jevons paradox -- 12. A new foundation : The low-hanging fruit ; A nuclear-hydrogen economy? ; A renewable energy economy? ; Food that doesn't cost the earth ; A land ethic ; Breaking the fertility trap ; Lifeboat ethics -- 13. Reconnecting : Is socialism dead, and is capitalism doomed? ; The triumph of the commons ; Community of nations, nations of communities ; A call to arms.;

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Life without oil : why we must shift to a new energy future / Steve Hallett with John Wright.

Author/creator	Hallett, Steve, 1966-
Other author	Wright, John, 1952-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
Description	435 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Energy policy--Social aspects. Energy consumption--Social aspects. Energy development--Social aspects. Social change--Forecasting. Technology and civilization. Petroleum reserves--Forecasting. Human ecology. Fossil fuels.

Contents	The invisible hand -- Existential threat, root cause, core problem -- Failure to see, failure to act -- Adam Smith was wrong -- What should we do? What should we save? -- pt. I. A brief history of progress. 1. Seeds of civilization : In the beginning ; First attempts to harness energy ; The mother of invention ; Putting down roots ; The age of empires -- 2. The ghosts of empires passed : The impossible Moai ; Where did all the people go? ; The legacy of Eighteen Rabbit ; Forests to precede civilizations, deserts to follow ; The scourge of God ; Recurring themes -- 3. The fossil fuels savings bank : Black gold and the British century ; Black gold and the American century ; The global economy -- 4. Divorced from nature : Can the leopard change his spots? ; Are humans innately racist and violent? ; The tragedy of the commons ; Holding onto disastrous values ; Holding onto disastrous ideologies -- pt. II. The petroleum interval. 5. The great energy transition : American prophet ; Predicting global peak oil ; Why is nobody warning us? ; The Red Queen and the last drop of oil ; The many lives of methane ; The problem with natural gas: it's a gas ; Hubberts peak for natural gas ; Descending from Hubbert's peak ; All aboard the carbon express! ; The gifts that keep on giving ; The nuclear option ; Energy: for here or to go? ; The platter of options -- 6. The ecological debt : The global commons ; There are plenty of fish in the sea ; Missing mountains and plastic oceans ; The great corn lawn ; Death by overpopulation -- 7. The view from Mauna Loa : It's a small world after all ; Thresholds and feedbacks ; The long-range weather forecast ; Impacts on the landscape ; The human landscape ; Mitigate, adapt, or suffer -- pt. III. The wealth of nations. 8. Collision course : The harsh light of morning ; Disruption in supply ; Shock and aftershocks ; Oil skirmishes, oil wars ; The global economy as an ecosystem ; Diminishing marginal returns -- 9. Around the world in eighty depressions : The next half century ; The oil producers ; The first-world consumers ; The new consumers ; Left behind -- 10. End of empire : A multipolar world ; Shortening the interregnum -- pt. IV. A general theory. 11. Ecology is the foundation of economics : Phoenix ; The fundamental need for growth ; There is no such thing as a free lunch ; The Jevons paradox -- 12. A new foundation : The low-hanging fruit ; A nuclear-hydrogen economy? ; A renewable energy economy? ; Food that doesn't cost the earth ; A land ethic ; Breaking the fertility trap ; Lifeboat ethics -- 13. Reconnecting : Is socialism dead, and is capitalism doomed? ; The triumph of the commons ; Community of nations, nations of communities ; A call to arms.
Abstract	"We have spent the last two centuries building a civilization on coal and the last century building it bigger still on oil. Fossil fuels have been the wellspring of our complex, glorious modern world, but they are about to run out. By the end of the 21st century, our oil and natural gas supplies will be virtually nonexistent, and limited coal supplies will be restricted to only a handful of countries. Environmental scientist Steve Hallett and veteran journalist John Wright make abundantly clear that we are at the crest of a remarkable two-hundred-year glitch in the history of civilization and are about to embark on the decline. Experts may argue about whether peak oil production has already arrived or will come in a decade or two, but in any case, as Hallett and Wright show, we must plan for a future without reliance on oil. But successful planning depends on a realistic assessment of the facts about our current situation. To that end, they describe how the petroleum interval of the last century, on which our civilization is based, fits in to the larger history of civilization. They describe the fate of civilizations and empires of the past that have come and gone based on their vital connection with the environment. Turning to an even longer timeframe, the authors make a compelling case that the key determinant of our global economy is not so much the invisible hand of the marketplace but the inexorable laws of ecology. When it comes to the long term, nature will impose limits beyond which our economy cannot go. Despite increased emphasis on renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources, our current obsession with growth is ultimately unsustainable. The authors foresee the coming decades as a time of much disruption and change of lifestyle, but in the end we may learn a wiser, more sustainable stewardship of our natural resources. This timely, sobering, yet constructive discussion of energy and ecology offers a realistic vision of the near future and many important lessons about the limits of our resources."--Publisher's description
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-406) and index.
LCCN	2010048463
ISBN	9781616144012 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1616144017 (cloth : alk. paper)

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