Table of Contents
Foreword 5
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 Is Oil Running Out?
1 Oil Is a Finite Resource David Ingles Richard Denniss 11
2 Oil Is a Renewable Resource Greg Lewis 17
3 "When Oil Runs Out, Society Will Break Down Steve Hallett John Wright 22
4 The World Will Never Have to Make Do Without Oil Dieter Helm 28
Chapter 2 What Problems Come with Oil Use?
1 Oil Is a Very Problematic Resource Susan Lyon Rebecca Lefton Daniel J. Weiss 37
2 Let's Celebrate Oil's 150th Birthday and the Value It Adds to Our Lives Alex Epstein 44
3 Oil Use Undermines National Security: Truman National Security Project 49
4 Oil Use Does Not Undermine National Security Robert Bryce 57
5 The Americas, Not the Middle East, Will Be the World Capital of Energy Amy Myers Jaffe 64
6 The United States Should Not Desire Energy Independence Dave Shellenberger 70
Chapter 3 What Energy Sources Might Replace Oil?
1 Nuclear Energy Can Replace Oil Mark Lynas 77
2 Nuclear Energy Is Not a Good Alternative to Oil Veronique de Rugy 84
3 Renewable Resources Can Replace Oil Chris Williams 91
4 Renewable Resources Cannot Replace Oil Dana Joel Gattuso 99
5 Electric Cars Can Replace Oil-Fueled Ones Sarah A. W. Fitts 107
6 Electric Cars Will Never Replace Oil-Fueled Ones Ozzie Zehner 113
Facts About Oil 119
Organizations to Contact 125
For Further Reading 133
Index 138
Picture Credits 144
