The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies

The Saudi's have a saying:

My father rode a camel. I drive a car. My son flies a jet airplane. His son will ride a camel.


The Saudis know that oil has made their fortunes and they know that their oil is running out. Maybe that doesn't alarm you, but would you believe that the same is true for us Americans and everybody else?

The Party's Over: Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg explains (among other things) the huge significance of oil in world history over the past two centuries, and argues convincingly that we're in serious trouble because we are at (or at least near) a worldwide peak in oil production. From this point on, each barrel of oil will be more difficult - more expensive - to drill. At the same time, demand for oil is increasing as China and India are trying to be more like us. Unfortunately, we have only started to invest in renewable energy. According to Heinberg, we haven't done enough to prevent serious crises, but it isn't too late to do things to make those crises less catastrophic.

Use this link to read a review of the book on the Amazon site.