Energy and Climate Wars

By depoliticizing the energy-climate debate the authors succeed in exposing corrupt political thinking and 'green' myth-making about issues that affect every one of us. Today, energy is the most important commodity in the world. Yet our basic energy security is threatened by an ideological social agenda driven more by myth than reality. "Energy and Climate Wars" exposes the energy and climate myths that are driving today's public debate, from the West's war on carbon to the concept of peak oil and renewable energy. Using facts and empirical science, Peter Glover and Michael Economides show how most of the battle over energy and climate issues are the works of political and 'green' ideologues bent on social engineering programs. They present facts that are often obscured by media hype and speculative science to demolish popular myths, including the belief that energy politics are carried out in the best interest of all and that renewable energy can replace hydrocarbon economy. A thought-provoking, meticulously researched book, "Energy and Climate Wars" will help readers grasp the issues at stake and understand how energy and climate policy directly affect their lives with higher energy prices and security threats.

ISBN 1441153071   Pages 208 ISBN13 9781441153074 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 485 Publisher Continuum Publishing Corporation   Published in New York Imprint Continuum Publishing Corporation   Height (mm) 216 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 138 Publication date 11 Nov 2010   Spine width (mm) 24 DEWEY 333.79   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

		List of Figures
		Preface
		Introduction
		Part One: Real World		1
Chapter 1		Energy and Ideology		3
Chapter 2		The Energy Disconnect		29
Chapter 3		Renewable Energy: The Doomed Revolution		49
		Part Two: Fantasy World		67
Chapter 4		Petro-Apocalypse Now? The Myth of Early Peak Oil		69
Chapter 5		The Pseudo-Science War on Carbon and Climate		93
Chapter 6		Greens, Hacks and Greenbacks: The Great Climate Money Scandal		121
		Part Three: Future World		147
Chapter 7		Trans-Nationalism and the New World Order: A Warning		149
Chapter 8		Russia's Energy Imperialism and the Threat of Future Conflict		169
Chapter 9		China, India and the Race for Energy Security		195
Chapter 10		Energy Wars, Energy Solutions: Getting Real		217
		PostScript from the authors		244
		After-Word		245
		Bibliography		251
		Index		253

"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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