The world is about to change dramatically and permanently as a result of oil depletion. Within the next few years, the global production of oil will peak. Thereafter, even with a switch to alternative energy sources, industrial societies will have less energy available to do all the things essential to their survival. We are entering a new era as different from the industrial one as the latter was from medieval times. How will we survive this transition? The Party's Over leaves us in no doubt as to how we got into this precarious situation in the first place, and offers eminently sensible recommendations about how to face the social, economic, political, and individual lifestyle changes that will be imposed upon us. 286pp, 156mm x 234mm, illus. in b&w, softback, 2003
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