Energy and Climate Wars

How naive politicians, green ideologues, and media elites are undermining the truth about energy and climate

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

AvPeter C. Glover,Michael J. Economides,Peter C Glover

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By depoliticizing the energy-climate debate the authors succeed in exposing corrupt political thinking and 'green' myth-making about issues that affect every one of us. Today, energy is the most important commodity in the world. Yet our basic energy security is threatened by an ideological social agenda driven more by myth than reality. "Energy and Climate Wars" exposes the energy and climate myths that are driving today's public debate, from the West's war on carbon to the concept of peak oil and renewable energy. Using facts and empirical science, Peter Glover and Michael Economides show how most of the battle over energy and climate issues are the works of political and 'green' ideologues bent on social engineering programs. They present facts that are often obscured by media hype and speculative science to demolish popular myths, including the belief that energy politics are carried out in the best interest of all and that renewable energy can replace hydrocarbon economy.A thought-provoking, meticulously researched book, "Energy and Climate Wars" will help readers grasp the issues at stake and understand how energy and climate policy directly affect their lives with higher energy prices and security threats.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-09-16
Mått138 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt516 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagContinuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN9781441153074

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Peter C. Glover is a British writer and journalist specializing in political and energy analysis. The author of several books, he is a regular contributor to World Politics Review, TCS Daily, British Journalism Review, and American Thinker. Michael J. Economides is Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston, US. One of America's leading energy analysts, he has done technical and managerial work in over 70 countries. He is the author with Ron Oligney of The Color of Oil: The History, the Money, and the Politics of the World's Biggest Busines (2000), which looks at look at how petroleum dictates international politics and was nominated for a Pulitzer prize.

Part I. Real world; Chapter 1. Energy & Social Ideology; Chapter 2. The Energy Disconnect: Political rhetoric v energy realities; Chapter 3. Renewable Energy: A Doomed Revolution; Part II: Fantasy World; Chapter 4. The Myth of Early Peak Oil; Chapter 5. The Pointless War on Carbon & The Climate; Chapter 6. Greens, Hacks & Greenbacks: An Unholy Trinity; Part 3: Future World; Chapter 7. Does The Middle East Matter?; Chapter 8. Russia, China & Energy Imperialism; Chapter 9. Trans-nationalism & The New World Order; Chapter 10. Energy Wars.

"I am very interested in the upcoming book by Glover and Economides. I have been very familiar with the work of Prof. Economides and I have been instrumental in facilitating the translation and publishing of two of his books in Chinese. Both made the best seller list in books in translation and resulted in three major speeches and two large book-signing events by him in Beijing. The new book will hit a raw nerve in the world. Energy is without a question the commodity that describes today's world and yet many are now tampering with it for reasons that are difficult for most people to understand. There is one thing that is certain. China's economic well being depends on abundant and affordable energy sources and this is the only way that the country will fulfill its expected role in the future. This book provides invaluable and unique insight on world energy, economy and environment, far more insightful than the noise currently inundating the world press." --Chen Weidong, Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer, China Oilfield Services Ltd.