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Review: Transport Revolutions by Richard Gilbert and Anthony Perl
Transport Revolutions presents an ambitious vision of a world, 15 years from now, that is well on its way to kicking oil and being run on renewably produced electricity. The book’s authors, internationally recognized transport policy experts Richard Gilbert and Anthony Perl, readily acknowledge the enormity of this challenge, with transport worldwide currently 95 percent dependent on oil.
Throwing our energy at impossible dreams…
"as mankind proceeded to get bigger and bigger we silently crossed a threshold"
Comments are off for this postPeak Oil: The Eventual End of the Oil Age
We cannot be lulled into a false sense of security: though oil prices have declined from their historic highs, there is little doubt that peak oil is real. I devoted my Master's project to researching peak oil and found strong evidence in support of the theory. Please feel free to circulate this academic document as a primer on peak oil.
Comments are off for this postThen & now
Recently a friend gave me a copy of a January 22, 1973 issue of Newsweek. The cover title was “The Energy Crisis”. It’s interesting to look back and see how things have changed; or, to be more accurate, not changed.
Comments are off for this postEnergy limits to growth: integrating energy sources - part III
A process for designing the energy system to meet society's future needs must start by recognizing the practical limits and potentials of the available energy sources. (Significant article -BA)
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