Keyword: peak oil

The Power of Community
How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
by The Community Solution

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half and food imports cut by 80 percent, people were desperate. This fascinating and empowering film shows how communities pulled …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

Post Carbon Cities
Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty
by Daniel Lerch

Post Carbon Cities examines how peak oil and global warming are creating new uncertainties for cities of all sizes. It explains how local decision-makers can address the energy and climate challenges of the 21st century by:
• breaking community …
related subjects: Urban Issues

Eating Fossil Fuels
Oil, Food, and the Coming Crisis in Agriculture
by Dale Allen Pfeiffer

The miracle of the Green Revolution was made possible by cheap fossil fuels to supply crops with artificial fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation. Estimates of the net energy balance of agriculture in the US show that ten calories of hydrocarbon …
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The Oil Depletion Protocol
A Plan to Avert Oil Wars, Terrorism and Economic Collapse
by Richard Heinberg

Since oil is the primary fuel of global industrial civilization, its imminent depletion is a problem that will have profound impact on every aspect of modern life. Without international agreement on how to manage the decline of this vital resource, …
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Energy Switch
Proven Solutions for a Renewable Future
by Craig Morris

Declining oil supplies and the environmental impact of coal dictate a switch to renewable energy sources for a sustainable future. Written for a popular audience, Energy Switch details this momentous transition and proposes that the remaining …
related subjects: Energy

Richard Heinberg
Human Ecologist DVD
On the cusp of a world energy crisis, Richard Heinberg describes four possible scenarios for humanity.
Richard Heinberg gives a compelling chapter-by-chapter synopsis of his best-selling book Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World. He …
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The Party's Over
Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies
by Richard Heinberg

The world is about to run out of cheap oil and change dramatically. Within the next few years, global production will peak. Thereafter, even if industrial societies begin to switch to alternative energy sources, they will have less net energy each …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

Petrodollar Warfare
Oil, Iraq and the Future of the Dollar
by William R. Clark

The invasion of Iraq may well be remembered as the first oil currency war. Far from being a response to 9-11 terrorism or Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, Petrodollar Warfare argues that the invasion was precipitated by two converging …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil