Preface
Introduction
Part 1: REAL WORLD
1. Energy and Ideology
2. The Energy Disconnect
3. Renewable Energy: The Doomed Revolution
PART 2: FANTASY WORLD
4. Petro-Apocalypse Now? The Myth of Early Peak Oil
5. The ‘Anti-Science' War on Carbon and Climate
6. Greens, Hacks and Greenbacks: The Great Climate Money
Scandal
PART 3: FUTURE WORLD
7. Trans-Nationalism and the New World Order: A Warning
8. Russia's Energy Imperialism and the Threat of Future
Conflict
9. China, India and the Race for Energy Security
10. Energy Wars, Energy Solutions: Getting Real
By depoliticizing the energy-climate debate the authors succeed in exposing corrupt political thinking and ‘green' myth-making about issues that affect everyone of us.
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. He was a legal executive with the UK Crown Prosecution Service for over 15 years and a national spokesman for the Director of Public Prosecutions office for three years. 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 Business (2000), which looks at how petroleum dictates international politics and was nominated for a Pulitzer prize.
"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.
"Energy shapes the modern world and it is without question critical
to our future welfare. That is why tampering with abundant energy
supply may prove catastrophic. Fossil fuels account for 87% of
global energy consumption. Despite ongoing efforts to replace them
with biomass, wind, tidal, fuel cells and others, they will
continue to dominate the energy spectrum for the next 50-60 years,
and there is no peak oil in sight. Therefore, the responsible way
to address a sound long-term energy future is to continue improving
the technology for increased efficiency and emissions´ abatement in
the exploitation and burning of fossil fuels, irrespective of the
support given to alternative sources. Resource nationalism and
political pressures should not be seen as insurmountable hurdles,
because at the end the issue will always come down to business
interests. Energy and Climate Wars needs to be read by politicos
and anyone needing to distinguish hard facts from wishful
thinking." --Luis E. Giusti, Senior Advisor, Center for
International & Strategic Studies, Washington DC & former President
of the Venezuelan National Oil Company
"I like this book and its tone: destroying myths and providing a
dose of reality in a world that unfortunately has fallen victim to
nonsense and unrealistic expectations form so-called alternatives.
Energy is a far too important an issue to allow charlatans to have
a say. The future of the welfare of the world depends on the proper
management of energy resources and the availability of abundant and
affordable energy. Oil and gas are here to stay for a long time."
-- Dr Don Wolcott, Chairman ROC Oil Ltd & former Senior Vice
President, YUKOS (1999 to 2004) during which he played a pivotal
role in leading YUKOS to become the top oil producing company in
Russia.
"A good read for anyone interested in climate and energy
issues. Agree or disagree, the issues are too important to be
viewed through a politically correct smokescreen. The book is
a commendable contribution to the debate."
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