The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity

The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity
Author: Terry Etam
Publsiher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-01-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781525540257

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Everyone knows that fossil fuels won’t last forever. Something needs to change at some point, regardless of whether the issue is climate change or because we need a practical replacement for petroleum as cheap supplies run out. But while headlines suggest that a green-energy paradise is around the corner, not many are aware of the immense technical challenges that stand in its way. To turn our backs on fossil fuels, a staggering amount of work will be required to refit a global energy sector that has grown systematically for over a century. News of the latest green advancements can make it seem like plug-and-play technology, and simply a matter of switching from one source to another. In reality, the challenge is far greater, and infinitely more complicated. To make matters worse, environmentalists and fossil-fuel defenders wage continuous but fruitless war, and the growing gap makes it impossible to have any sort of constructive dialogue. Each camp becomes more locked in their position with every exchange, and the most revolutionary ideas never see the light of day. Instead of building, time and money are wasted sparring. Sparing no sacred cows, Terry Etam cuts through the media rhetoric, government propaganda, and widespread ignorance of the energy sector to get to the heart of what needs to change—and what needs to stay the same—if the challenges of moving away from fossil fuels are to be met, while maintaining the quality of life we have come to expect and rely on.

The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity

The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity
Author: Terry Etam
Publsiher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-01-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781525540240

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Everyone knows that fossil fuels won’t last forever. Something needs to change at some point, regardless of whether the issue is climate change or because we need a practical replacement for petroleum as cheap supplies run out. But while headlines suggest that a green-energy paradise is around the corner, not many are aware of the immense technical challenges that stand in its way. To turn our backs on fossil fuels, a staggering amount of work will be required to refit a global energy sector that has grown systematically for over a century. News of the latest green advancements can make it seem like plug-and-play technology, and simply a matter of switching from one source to another. In reality, the challenge is far greater, and infinitely more complicated. To make matters worse, environmentalists and fossil-fuel defenders wage continuous but fruitless war, and the growing gap makes it impossible to have any sort of constructive dialogue. Each camp becomes more locked in their position with every exchange, and the most revolutionary ideas never see the light of day. Instead of building, time and money are wasted sparring. Sparing no sacred cows, Terry Etam cuts through the media rhetoric, government propaganda, and widespread ignorance of the energy sector to get to the heart of what needs to change—and what needs to stay the same—if the challenges of moving away from fossil fuels are to be met, while maintaining the quality of life we have come to expect and rely on.

Activism and the Fossil Fuel Industry

Activism and the Fossil Fuel Industry
Author: Andrew Cheon,Johannes Urpelainen
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781351173100

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In less than a decade, activism against the fossil fuel industry has exploded across the globe. While environmentalists used to focus on legislative goals, such as carbon emissions trading or renewable energy policies, today the most prominent activists directly attack the fossil fuel industry. This timely book offers a comprehensive evaluation of different types of activism, the success and impact of campaigns and activities, and suggestions as to ways forward. This book is the first systematic treatment of the anti-fossil fuel movement in the United States. An accessible and readable text, it is an essential reference for scholars, policymakers, activists, and citizens interested in climate change, fossil fuels, and environmental sustainability. The entire book or chapters from it can be used as required or supplementary material in various courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. As the book is not technically challenging but contains a comprehensive review of climate change, fossil fuels, and the literature on environmental activism, it can be used as an accessible introduction to the anti-fossil fuel campaign across disciplines.

Out of Gas

Out of Gas
Author: David L. Goodstein
Publsiher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0393326470

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David Goodstein explains the scientific principles of the inevitable fossil fuel shortage and the closely related peril to the earth's climate.

Ending the Fossil Fuel Era

Ending the Fossil Fuel Era
Author: Thomas Princen,Jack P. Manno,Pamela L. Martin
Publsiher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780262028806

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A provocative call for delegitimizing fossil fuels rather than accommodating them, accompanied by case studies from Ecuador to Appalachia and from Germany to Norway.Not so long ago, people North and South had little reason to believe that wealth from oil, gas, and coal brought anything but great prosperity. But the presumption of net benefits from fossil fuels is eroding as widening circles of people rich and poor experience the downside.A positive transition to a post-fossil fuel era cannot wait for global agreement, a swap-in of renewables, a miracle technology, a carbon market, or lifestyle change. This book shows that it is now possible to take the first step toward the post-fossil fuel era, by resisting the slow violence of extreme extraction and combustion, exiting the industry, and imagining a good life after fossil fuels. It shows how an environmental politics of transition might occur, arguing for going to the source rather than managing byproducts, for delegitimizing fossil fuels rather than accommodating them, for engaging a politics of deliberately choosing a post-fossil fuel world. Six case studies reveal how individuals, groups, communities, and an entire country have taken first steps out of the fossil fuel era, with experiments that range from leaving oil under the Amazon to ending mountaintop removal in Appalachia.

Island Planet

Island Planet
Author: Matthew Henley
Publsiher: Publishamerica Incorporated
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2005
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 141377119X

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Fossil fuels, foundational to all aspects of modern society, are being depleted. Demand will permanently exceed supply in less than five years, commencing an inflationary spiral and worldwide depression. Simultaneously, the environmental effects of use will worsen. These conditions will be the cause of wars and may result in the destruction of civilization. The cause is overpopulation in the context of economically exploding consumer societies. There are no full solutions, fossil fuels can never be replaced. There are partial mitigations requiring massive alternative energy development, strict worldwide conservation and pervasive social changes. These must begin before the advent of serious negative effects, as they require intact economic conditions and the use of large quantities of fossil fuels. This book looks at the issues and solutions and offers pathways towards personal security. It's intense, concise and readable, leading towards greater awareness of important factors certain to impact our quickly arriving future.

The Carbon War

The Carbon War
Author: Jeremy K. Leggett
Publsiher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2001
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0415931010

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An industry insider offers a dramatic yet scientific look at the politics and reality surrounding global warming, the oil, gas, and auto industries' attempts to downplay the threat, and the progress of international legislation to change the course of global warming. The author, formerly a professor at the Royal School of Mines, became concerned about environmental issues and joined the international environmental organization Greenpeace. First published in 1999 by Penguin Books Ltd. c. Book News Inc.

The End of Oil

The End of Oil
Author: Paul Roberts
Publsiher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780618562114

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In this frank and balanced investigation, Roberts 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.