Kunstler, James Howard, 1948-

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

TP 355 / K96l 2006

665.54