Life Without Oil

Author : Steve Hallett,John Wright
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781616144029

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Life Without Oil by Steve Hallett,John Wright Pdf

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. The authors - an environmental scientist and veteran journalist - make abundantly clear that we must plan for a future without reliance on oil. They 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. Although the coming decades will be a time of much disruption and change of lifestyle, 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.

Author : The Open University
Publisher : The Open University
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Living without oil by The Open University Pdf

This 8-hour free course explained why developing alternatives to oil is an essential and urgent task for humanity.

Author : National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Marine Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309084383

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Oil in the Sea III by National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Marine Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects Pdf

Since the early 1970s, experts have recognized that petroleum pollutants were being discharged in marine waters worldwide, from oil spills, vessel operations, and land-based sources. Public attention to oil spills has forced improvements. Still, a considerable amount of oil is discharged yearly into sensitive coastal environments. Oil in the Sea provides the best available estimate of oil pollutant discharge into marine waters, including an evaluation of the methods for assessing petroleum load and a discussion about the concerns these loads represent. Featuring close-up looks at the Exxon Valdez spill and other notable events, the book identifies important research questions and makes recommendations for better analysis ofâ€"and more effective measures againstâ€"pollutant discharge. The book discusses: Inputâ€"where the discharges come from, including the role of two-stroke engines used on recreational craft. Behavior or fateâ€"how oil is affected by processes such as evaporation as it moves through the marine environment. Effectsâ€"what we know about the effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on marine organisms and ecosystems. Providing a needed update on a problem of international importance, this book will be of interest to energy policy makers, industry officials and managers, engineers and researchers, and advocates for the marine environment.

Author : Ross Barrett,Daniel Worden
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781452943954

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Oil Culture by Ross Barrett,Daniel Worden Pdf

In the 150 years since the birth of the petroleum industry oil has saturated our culture, fueling our cars and wars, our economy and policies. But just as thoroughly, culture saturates oil. So what exactly is “oil culture”? This book pursues an answer through petrocapitalism’s history in literature, film, fine art, wartime propaganda, and museum displays. Investigating cultural discourses that have taken shape around oil, these essays compose the first sustained attempt to understand how petroleum has suffused the Western imagination. The contributors to this volume examine the oil culture nexus, beginning with the whale oil culture it replaced and analyzing literature and films such as Giant, Sundown, Bernardo Bertolucci’s La Via del Petrolio, and Ben Okri’s “What the Tapster Saw”; corporate art, museum installations, and contemporary photography; and in apocalyptic visions of environmental disaster and science fiction. By considering oil as both a natural resource and a trope, the authors show how oil’s dominance is part of culture rather than an economic or physical necessity. Oil Culture sees beyond oil capitalism to alternative modes of energy production and consumption. Contributors: Georgiana Banita, U of Bamberg; Frederick Buell, Queens College; Gerry Canavan, Marquette U; Melanie Doherty, Wesleyan College; Sarah Frohardt-Lane, Ripon College, Matthew T. Huber, Syracuse U; Dolly Jørgensen, Umeå U; Stephanie LeMenager, U of Oregon; Hanna Musiol, Northeastern U; Chad H. Parker, U of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ruth Salvaggio, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Heidi Scott, Florida International U; Imre Szeman, U of Alberta; Michael Watts, U of California, Berkeley; Jennifer Wenzel, Columbia University; Sheena Wilson, U of Alberta; Rochelle Raineri Zuck, U of Minnesota Duluth; Catherine Zuromskis, U of New Mexico.

Author : JAVIER CLEMENTE ENGONGA AVOMO
Publisher : DelRei Books & Productions
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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MAGNATES WITHOUT OIL by JAVIER CLEMENTE ENGONGA AVOMO Pdf

Not everyone believes that corruption and crime are the best way to make money, much less the smartest way. Smart people make money by leaving only the value of their intelligence as a trace and they do not show themselves inferior to anything that pretends to be superior to them. Intelligent people are particularly dreamers, because it is difficult not to be so in a world with so much disorder. Intelligent people are so from a very young age and it presents a great dilemma for many parents who from an early age realize that they have little to teach their children or rather, that they have children who learn very quickly about life and process information in a different way. When you dream of big things and work on big things even if it is only from the smallness of your office or from your home, you should not let anything or anyone get between you and your purposes because at the end of the day, no one else will understand them and your mission in life is to make your dreams come true and achieve your happiness. Life is not a bed of roses for anyone living in reality. Obstacles are only proposed goals that we must overcome and then if we want, we can aspire to the greatest thing we can wish for if our capacity for effort, sacrifice and dedication is up to the circumstances. The world has many millionaires, but very few become rich with the power of their intelligence. For the latter, and for those like me who aspire to be one, is this book by the Oil-less Tycoons. Thank you for reading these lines. Javier Clemente Engonga,06.07.2021

Author : Havard Devold
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Gas fields
ISBN : 9781105538643

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Oil and Gas Production Handbook: An Introduction to Oil and Gas Production by Havard Devold Pdf

Author : Brian C. Black
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781538142486

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Crude Reality by Brian C. Black Pdf

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.

Author : Imre Szeman,Dominic Boyer
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781421421896

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Energy Humanities by Imre Szeman,Dominic Boyer Pdf

"... these fields of scholarship are ones that demonstrate how the scale and complexity of the issues being explored demand insights and approaches that transcend old school disciplinary boundaries. This book offers a selection of the most influential work in energy humanities that has appeared over the past decade. Selections range from anthropology and geography to philosophy, history, and cultural studies to recent energy-focused interventions in art and literature..."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Wendy Brown
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781550924718

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Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs by Wendy Brown Pdf

The survival list for the thrivalist

Author : Brandi Doming
Publisher : Time Home Entertainment
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780848759162

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The Vegan 8 by Brandi Doming Pdf

Five years ago, popular blogger Brandi Doming of The Vegan 8 became a vegan, overhauling the way she and her family ate after a health diagnosis for her husband. The effects have been life-changing. Her recipes rely on refreshingly short ingredient lists that are ideal for anyone new to plant-based cooking or seeking simplified, wholesome, family-friendly options for weeknight dinners. All of the recipes are dairy-free and most are oil-free, gluten-free, and nut-free (if not, Brandi offers suitable alternatives), and ideally tailored to meet the needs of an array of health conditions. Each of the 100 recipes uses just 8 or fewer ingredients (not including salt, pepper, or water) to create satisfying, comforting meals from breakfast to dessert that your family--even the non-vegans--will love. Try Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins, Fool 'Em "Cream Cheese" Spinach-Artichoke Dip, Cajun Veggie and Potato Chowder, Skillet Baked Mac n' Cheese, and No-Bake Chocolate Espresso Fudge Cake.

Author : Albert Marrin
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780375859687

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Black Gold by Albert Marrin Pdf

Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks. Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil fuels our engines, heats our homes, and powers the machines that make the everyday things we take for granted, from shopping bags to computers to medical equipment. Nations throughout the last century have gone to war over it. Indeed, oil influences every aspect of modern life. It helps shape the history, society, politics, and economy of every nation on earth. This riveting new book explores what oil is and the role this precious resource has played in America and the world.

Author : Rauli Partanen,Harri Paloheimo,Heikki Waris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317615989

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The World After Cheap Oil by Rauli Partanen,Harri Paloheimo,Heikki Waris Pdf

Substantial evidence suggests that we are currently living at the peak of oil production with few prospects for cheap oil ever returning. Yet the media, politicians and regular people have hardly started to talk about what this means. Oil literally runs our societies from transportation to food production to economic activity. Without oil, everything stops. There are powerful arguments that if we fail to increase oil production, we will also fail to grow our economy as a whole. For oil importing western nations the news is bleak; higher oil prices seem to put a glass ceiling on their economic growth, making current debt problems worse no matter what monetary and economic policies we might choose. The World After Cheap Oil offers a thorough package of information about oil; its uses and its role in our society’s important sectors. It presents the most prominent substitutes and alternatives, and their limits and promises. It also delves deep into the many risks, problems and mechanisms that can make the world after cheap oil a much more unstable place for nations and humanity as a whole. The book also explains why there has been so little public debate on the subject, and what the future might look like after oil production starts its final, terminal decline.

Author : Sanjay Patel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Oil sands industry
ISBN : 8188360198

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The Future of Oil by Sanjay Patel Pdf

It's not about Dirty Oil or Ethical Oil. It's about the Future of Oil Unless we are able to increase the global oil supply, we face a bleak future of depleting reserves and ever-rising energy prices. Since conventional oil reserves are dwindling, we have no alternative but to increasingly rely on unconventional oil, and for political, economic, and environmental reasons, the Canadian oil sands of-fer the very best unconventional oil we can get. Never before has a book offered an insider's view of this controversial industry. The Future of Oil objectively considers economic necessity and the nature of current technological limitations to arrive at a series of connec-ted and inescapable conclusions. The transition to an age of cleaner energy production is necessary and in-evitable, but we cannot yet live without oil. Oil must have a future, or we do not have one, and the oil sands of Canada are the centrepiece of that future. The Future of Oil is a clear, concise, yet complete guide to the Canadian oil sands industry. It does not sugar-coat the hard facts and cuts through the "Dirty Oil" and "Ethical Oil" debate by objectively presenting the argu-ments of oil sands critics and proponents alike. Most of all, The Future of Oil offers, for the first time, an invalu-able insider's view of a crucial energy debate that will be with us for some time to come.

Author : Lita Epstein MBA,C.D. Jaco,Julianne C. Iwersen-Neimann
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781440696138

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Politics Of Oil by Lita Epstein MBA,C.D. Jaco,Julianne C. Iwersen-Neimann Pdf

Learn how oil fuels both politics and history! You’re no idiot, of course. Just thinking about life without oil to heat your home gives you the chills. But when it comes to understanding the politics involved in getting it, you feel like your brain is running empty. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Politics of Oil helps you understand why we go to war over oil. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Compelling insights into how the discovery of oil in the Arabian Peninsula 50 years ago changed the global political landscape. • The relationship between so-called “Big Oil” and US energy, environmental, and national security policy—as well as prices at the pump. • Easy-to-understand explanations of what can be done to prevent oil spills and blowouts, how such accidents are cleaned up, and who pays for them.

Author : David McDermott Hughes
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822373360

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Energy without Conscience by David McDermott Hughes Pdf

In Energy without Conscience David McDermott Hughes investigates why climate change has yet to be seen as a moral issue. He examines the forces that render the use of fossil fuels ordinary and therefore exempt from ethical evaluation. Hughes centers his analysis on Trinidad and Tobago, which is the world's oldest petro-state, having drilled the first continuously producing oil well in 1866. Marrying historical research with interviews with Trinidadian petroleum scientists, policymakers, technicians, and managers, he draws parallels between Trinidad's eighteenth- and nineteenth-century slave labor energy economy and its contemporary oil industry. Hughes shows how both forms of energy rely upon a complicity that absolves producers and consumers from acknowledging the immoral nature of each. He passionately argues that like slavery, producing oil is a moral choice and that oil is at its most dangerous when it is accepted as an ordinary part of everyday life. Only by rejecting arguments that oil is economically, politically, and technologically necessary, and by acknowledging our complicity in an immoral system, can we stem the damage being done to the planet.