The Myth of the Oil Crisis: Overcoming the Challenges of Depletion, Geopolitics, and Global Warming

Demand on Tap

Much has been written about the pending peak of oil and gas production, and the subsequent decline of civilization as we fall back into a pre-industrialized society. Oil has been blamed on everything from triggering global climate change to being the catalyst of geopolitical wars. The result of which has led to calls for developing alternative energy sources such a nuclear, solar and wind, as well as creating more efficient vehicles. Now comes along Robin M. Mills who, in his book entitled ¿The Myth of the Oil Crisis¿, to dispel notions that neither oil nor gas has reached peak production. Mr. Mills discusses in a concise and easy understandable manner the various viewpoints concerning oil production, such as the Geologists, the Economists, the Militarists, the Environmentalists, and the Neo-Luddites. To help the reader appreciate the topic better, Mr. Mills provides a brief history explaining how we¿ve reached our current economic situation along with a ¿who¿s who¿ among oil producers. Mr. Mills goes on to discuss the pros and cons of ¿near-oil¿ alternatives such as oil shale, coal, biofuels, gas liquids, and potential alternatives such as wind, solar, and nuclear. Of course no discussion of oil would be complete without discussing the dangerous would of geopolitics and climate change. ¿The Myth of the Oil Crisis¿ is an excellent book for those seeking a better understanding of our dependence on oil, how we got that way, and what we can do about.