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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       Subjects     Oil wells -- United States -- Hydraulic fracturing.     Petroleum industry and trade -- United States.     Energy consumption -- Forecasting.     Browse Catalog       by title:      Oil / Lauri S. Scher...         MARC Display

Oil / Lauri S. Scherer, book editor. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, c2013. Subjects Oil wells -- United States -- Hydraulic fracturing.   Petroleum industry and trade -- United States.   Energy consumption -- Forecasting. ISBN:  9780737762792 (hardback) 0737762799 (hardback) Series:  Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints. Description:  144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents:  Chapter 1: Is oil running out? Oil is a finite resource / David Ingles and Richard Denniss ; Oil is a renewable resource / Greg Lewis ; When oil runs out, society will break down / Steve Hallett and John Wright ; The world will never have to make do without oil / Dieter Helm -- Chapter 2: What problems come with oil use? Oil is a very problematic resource / Susan Lyon, Rebecca Lefton, and Daniel J. Weiss ; Let's celebrate oil's 150th birthday and the value it adds to our lives / Alex Epstein ; Oil use undermines national security / Truman National Security Project ; Oil use does not undermine national security / Robert Bryce ; The Americas, not the Middle East, will be the world capital of energy / Amy Myers Jaffe ; The United States should not desire energy independence / Dave Shellenberger -- Chapter 3: What energy sources might replace oil? Nuclear energy can replace oil / Mark Lynas ; Nuclear energy is not a good alternative to oil / Veronique de Rugy ; Renewable resources can replace oil / Chris Williams ; Renewable resources cannot replace oil / Dana Joel Gattuso ; Electric cars can replace oil-fueled ones / Sarah A.W. Fitts ; Electric cars will never replace oil-fueled ones / Ozzie Zehner -- Facts about oil -- Organizations to contact -- For further reading. Requests:  0 Summary:  America's new identity as a petrostate and how this status will affect the economy, the environment, and civilization are among the many issues explored in this book. Readers will also consider thoughtful arguments about whether oil is a finite or renewable resource, whether it has implications for national security, whether there will ever be a post-oil era, and what alternative energy sources might efficiently replace oil. --   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Ewa Beach P/S Library YA -- Nonfiction 622.3382 OI Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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