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Category Archives: Energy Books
Who lives, who dies in a never-ending energy crisis. Book review of Nothing to Envy. Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Preface. Much of this post comes from Barbara Demick’s 2010 “Nothing to Envy. Ordinary lives in North Korea”. But first I summarize why and how energy shortages led to the hardships chronicled in this book. Related Posts: North Korea collapse … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Energy Books, North Korea, Oil shock collapse
Tagged collapse, North Korea
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Matt Simmons “Twilight in the Desert” Saudi Arabia oil: how much left?
Once the large fields peak in Saudi Arabia oil shocks will reverberate throughout the world Best up-to-date status of oil fields in Saudi Arabia. Ghawar is in decline, but 2 new fields filled in, once they’re in decline, there are … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Books, Flow Rate, How Much Left, Oil Shocks, Reserves Lower than stated
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Review of “The Bet: Paul Erlich, Julian Simon, and our Gamble over Earth’s Future”
Alice Friedemann book review of “The Bet: Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and Our Gamble over Earth’s Future” by Paul Sabin Kind of scary that Bill Gates recommends this book. But then again, to get really good at something, you don’t … Continue reading
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Book Review of “Wheel of Fortune. The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia”
Alice Friedemann’s book review of “Wheel of Fortune. The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia”, by Thane Gustafson. 2012. The main thesis of this book is that Russia will collapse again. Soon. Unless Russia drills offshore and in the … Continue reading
The Race to Adapt, a book review of Klare’s “The Race for What’s Left”
Coltan mining Preface. This is a book review of Michael Klare’s “The Race For What’s Left: The Global Scramble for the World’s Last Resources” . Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Books, Peak Critical Elements
Tagged elements, limits to growth, minerals, war
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Hirsch predicts Oil Shocks by 2017, panic, and stock market crash
I believe oil shocks could lead to a FAST CRASH Robert L. Hirsch was the author of the first US government report on peak oil in 2005, which recommended taking action to mitigate Peak Oil at least 20 years before … Continue reading
Posted in By People, Energy Books, Oil Shocks, Peak Resources, Robert Hirsch
Tagged hirsch, liquid fuel crisis, transportation
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Energy Security experts count how many angels can dance on the head of a pin
Sovacool, Benjamin (editor). 2011. The Routledge Handbook of Energy Security. Routledge. I’m feeling very insecure if the discussions and conclusions in this book at all represent the latest thinking of scholars on energy security. They remind me of the recent … Continue reading
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Tagged energy security
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