Explains how communities can move away from a reliance on oil to become more reliant on locally-grown, manufactured, and generated resources, including food, energy, and materials.
Discusses the history, origins, and uses of oil and natural gas; the exploration, production, transportation, marketing, and conservation of petroleum; shortages; competition; environmental concerns; and energy sources of the future.
the mythology, history, and future of the world's most controversial resource
Maugeri, Leonardo
2006
Traces the history of the oil market, explains the fundamentals of oil production, examines the myths and controversies surrounding the production and distribution of oil, and speculates on future challenges in the oil market.
Provides information about oil, where and how it is found and processed, and its many uses in everyday life. Includes a glossary and resources for further study.
Presents an introduction to oil and gas, in simple text with illustrations, describing where it can be found, how it is made, what it is used for, how it is extracted, and more.
An exploration of the search for oil in the Arctic that discusses challenges, the Alaska Pipeline, risks, and other related topics and includes arguments for and against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The reader investigates the dwindling oil supply that threatens life on Earth and can choose between alternative adventures, each leading to twenty-two possible endings.
