The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century

The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century
by James Howard Kunstler

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Author: James Howard Kunstler
Afterword: James Howard Kunstler
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-02
ISBN: 0802142494
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Grove Press
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Summary: 4 Stars

"The Long Emergency" by James Kunstler is a must read for any individual who wants a stark and frigtening look into the future that await the End of Oil. Kunstler has done his homework. Big Oil wants us to believe that there's no end to oil; that cheap fossil fuel will continue to be pumped from wells far into the future if only they can drill where they want to.

Kunstler shows why this is not so, and is abacked by a dozen or so of Americas leading geologists, some investment bankers, and an "oil engineer." The Big Oil companies want us to believe the end is not near in order to keep the price of their stocks from dropping. But, as Kunstler points out, they are not building any new infrastructure and machinery for doing that, in spite of the fact the present infrastructure, the pumps and refineries are wearing out.

A look into the future with Kunstler is not for those who a weak of heart or who are more comfortable reminaing in denial. It is a truly frigntening look. Roughly 99% of all the artifacts and agriculture you see around yourself is dependent on fossil fuels. If you read "The Long Emergency" you will never see the world in the same light. It even affected a dream of mine about a week after I read it.The World's Greatest Books Volume 02 Fiction

Summary of The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century

James Howard Kunstler's The Long Emergency was an underground hit, going into nine printings of the hardcover edition. His shocking vision for our post-oil future caught the attention of environmentalists and business leaders and was the subject of much debate, stimulating discussion about our dependence on fossil fuels. Now in paperback, with a new afterword, The Long Emergency is set to reach an even larger audience.

The last two hundred years have seen the greatest explosion of progress and wealth in the history of mankind, much of it based on the exploitation of cheap, nonrenewable fossil-fuel energy. But the oil age is at an end. Life as we know it is about to change radically, and much sooner than we think. The Long Emergency tells us just what to expect after we pass the point of global peak oil production and the honeymoon of affordable energy is over, preparing us for economic, political, and social changes of an unimaginable scale. Riveting and authoritative, The Long Emergency is a devastating indictment that brings new urgency and accessibility to the critical issues that will shape our future, and that we can no longer afford to ignore.

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