When oil peaked
Title:
When oil peaked
Author:
Deffeyes, Kenneth S.
ISBN:
9780809094714
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Hill and Wang, 2010
Physical Description:
xviii, 152 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Bell-shaped curves -- Nehring's critique -- Drill, ye tarriers, drill -- The dismal science -- The awl bidness -- The wider picture -- Uranium, the red and the black -- Climate change -- Natural gas -- Oil from algae -- Transportation efficiency -- Metal deposits -- Recommendations.
Abstract:
Suggests that oil production peaked in 2005, that the current global recession is a result, and that other mineral resources are also more limited than people realize and must be conserved.
Subject:
| Petroleum reserves -- Forecasting -- Popular works |
| Petroleum industry and trade -- Forecasting -- Popular works |
| Mines and mineral resources -- Popular works |
Summary:
Suggests that oil production peaked in 2005, that the current global recession is a result, and that other mineral resources are also more limited than people realize and must be conserved.