The Oil Drum

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Published on 8 Nov 2007 by Energy Bulletin. Archived on 8 Nov 2007.
Young Daniel Yergin as peak oil activist (book review)

by Eugene Duran

I first learned about Peak Oil several years ago and have spent much time investigating the accuracy of our energy problems. The more you learn the worse it gets. I came across a book at a flea market entitled Energy Future: Report of the Energy Project at the Harvard Business School, edited by Robert Stobaugh and Daniel Yergin. At first I put it back due to Daniel Yergin’s position on Peak Oil. About a year later I returned and found the book still there. I bought it for 50 cents.

While I have not read every page I feel it is important to review this book now that we are where we are with regards to energy.

Energy Future is an astounding book. The following is a list of the chapters.

1. The End of Easy Oil
2. After the Peak: The Threat of Imported Oil
3. Natural Gas: How to Slice A Shrinking Pie
4. Coal: Constrained Abundance
5. The Nuclear Stalemate
6. Conservation: The Key Energy Source
7. Solar America
8. Conclusion: Towards a Balance Energy Program
9. Appendix: Limits to models
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Yergin, it seems, was NOT naive. He has been well-paid for his services and has had a good life.