Out of gas : the end of the age of oil / David Goodstein.

Out of gas : the end of the age of oil / David Goodstein.

9780393326475 (pbk.)
0393326470 (pbk.)

New York : Norton, 2005.

English

148 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

TN870 .G645 2005

622/.1828

Over the past century, we have developed a civilization rooted in the promise of an endless supply of cheap oil. But our rate of oil discovery worldwide has reached its peak and will never be exceeded; it is certain to decline forever forward. David Goodstein, professor of physics at Caltech, explains the underlying scientific principles of the inevitable fossil fuel shortage we face, and the closely related peril to the earth's climate. With its easy-to-grasp explanations of the science behind every aspect of our most urgent environmental policy decisions, "Out of Gas" is a handbook for the future of civilization.

"With a new postscript"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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