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.