The long emergency : surviving the converging catastrophes of the twenty-first century / James Howard Kunstler.
By: Kunstler, James Howard.
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BookPublisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2005Edition: 1st ed.Description: vii, 307 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0871138883.Subject(s): Petroleum as fuel -- United States -- Social aspects | Fossil fuels -- United States -- Social aspects | Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- History -- 21st century | Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- Economic conditions -- 20th century | Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century | Renewable energy sources -- United States -- Social aspects | Climate and civilization | Environmentalism -- United States -- Social aspects | Petroleum -- Social aspects | Fossil fuels -- Social aspects | Petroleum industry -- United States -- History | Petroleum industry -- United States -- Economic conditions | Renewable energy sources -- Social aspects | Climate and civilization | Environmental movement -- United States -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 303.4973 Summary: Presents an examination of the United States dependency on cheap fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, describes its diminishing supply, and forecasts a grim scenario for the future that includes a regression back to local economy and a downsizing of everyday life activities.
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Presents an examination of the United States dependency on cheap fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, describes its diminishing supply, and forecasts a grim scenario for the future that includes a regression back to local economy and a downsizing of everyday life activities.
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