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The Long Emergency
Book • 2005
The Long Emergency delves into the effects of a peak in oil extraction on American society and the world.
Kunstler argues that the economic upheavals caused by peak oil will force societies to become more localized and self-sufficient.
He predicts significant problems in transportation, electrical power generation, and food production due to oil scarcity.
The book also discusses the inadequacy of alternative energy sources and the potential for mass starvation, disease, and civil unrest as communities struggle to adapt to these new challenges.
Kunstler argues that the economic upheavals caused by peak oil will force societies to become more localized and self-sufficient.
He predicts significant problems in transportation, electrical power generation, and food production due to oil scarcity.
The book also discusses the inadequacy of alternative energy sources and the potential for mass starvation, disease, and civil unrest as communities struggle to adapt to these new challenges.
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Mentioned by Charles Hugh Smith as a book that provides insights into the challenges of the modern world and the concept of a "waste is growth landfill economy."
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Mentioned by Max as the book that started his two-decade fascination with crude oil and the fossil fuel economy.
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Recommended by a listener of the podcast as essential reading for understanding the current economic and social climate.
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