The long emergency : surviving the end of oil, climate change, and other converging catastrophes of the twenty-first century /
James Howard Kunstler.
- New York : Grove Press, 2006.
- vii, 339 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Sleepwalking into the future Modernity and the fossil fuels dilemma Geopolitics and the global oil peak Beyond oil : why alternative fuels won't rescue us Nature bites back : climate change, epidemic disease, water scarcity, habitat destruction, and the dark side of the industrial age Running on fumes : the hallucinated economy Living in the long emergency
A controversial hit that sparked debate among businessmen, environmentalists, and bloggers, The Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler is an eye-opening look at the unprecedented challenges we face in the years ahead, as oil runs out and the global systems built on it are forced to change radically. (Publisher)
0802142494 (pbk.) 9780802142498 (pbk.)
Petroleum as fuel--Social aspects--United States. Fossil fuels--Social aspects--United States. Petroleum industry and trade--History--United States--20th century. Petroleum industry and trade--History--United States--21st century. Petroleum industry and trade--Economic conditions--United States--20th century. Petroleum industry and trade--Economic conditions--United States--21st century. Renewable energy sources--Social aspects--United States. Climate and civilization. Environmentalism--Social aspects--United States. Petróleo como combustible--Aspectos sociales Combustibles fósiles--Estados Unidos Industria y comercio del petróleo--Historia --Estados Unidos Fuentes de energía renovable --Aspectos económicos Clima y civilización