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World Energy Crisis - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
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World Energy Crisis - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary World Issues
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This book provides a historical background for the world's current
energy problems, describing how the Industrial Revolution has led
us to the impending end of the "Age of Fossil Fuels," and describes
possible solutions for averting a global crisis. World Energy
Crisis: A Reference Handbook provides a thorough investigation of a
controversial topic: our current global energy situation, and what
actions should be taken to prevent a crippling fuel-supply
catastrophe in the future. The book presents a historical
background for current energy problems that discusses the supply
and consumption of various forms of energy at different periods of
history, covering the evolution of energy use in civilization
beginning with human muscle power, the successive eras of
mechanized industry and transportation, and our current dependence
on fossil fuels. The author explains geopolitical factors regarding
energy; details controversial new ways of extending the fossil fuel
supply, including the exploitation of tar sands and oil shale as
well as new technologies like hydraulic fracturing; and examines
the various environmental concerns that are integral to extracting
energy from natural resources-and the results of consuming them. A
bibliographic chapter devoted to print and electronic resources on
the topic useful to readers interested in continuing their research
on world energy issues Profiles of individuals and organizations
with special interests in the world energy crisis 20 tables
providing relevant data, such as a list of the years various
countries hit "peak oil" (the maximum amount of oil produced in a
single year) Primary documents relating to the world energy crisis
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