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 Strong Argument for Peak Oil July 16, 2010
G. Hansen (Saskatchewan, Canada)
Jeff writes a very strong argument for peak oil. The book was interesting throughout but tailed off a bit in the last quarter of the book, where some of the examples seemed a little trivial. A definite read for any engineer or economist.
interesting and provocative June 10, 2010
T. Bui (Sudbury, ON, Canada)
I found the book easy to read and the predictions soberingly realistic. The problem that I find is that the statistics on the actual available petroleum supplies--is difficult to predict how long the oil will continue to lubricate the world's present economy... Is it really 50 yrs from now, I have read somewhere that there could be another 200 yrs worth of oil on earth...so these dire predictions might not come about for a while. Despite that, the problem is not so much oil per se, but the fact that corporations are putting profits ahead of socially and ecological accountabilities and responsibilities. Companies/individuals and corporations must be held acccountable for all of the havoc that they wreak on the earth, on our environment and our health... What we need is a world court where these individuals/corporations could be indicted for their neglience of manufacturing products for consumers without any regard for the environment and the people on this earth. Effluents and air pollution doesn't affect just locally, but affect all over the world...
Why your world is about to get smaller June 3, 2010
G. Carson (Canada)
Easy to read, gives a very interesting and plaisable point of view on the whole oil vs. world economy situation and presents this in an easy to understand format. Some of the points that are covered may be done so a little bit repeditively.
 Great book May 20, 2010
D. Hansford (Vancouver, BC)
For any person who reads for knowledge, this book is superb. Jeff Rubin's credentials are impeccable and he draws on the research of several of his fellow workers at CIBC World Markets to present a highly likely picture of the worlds future.
Now I hope I know.. May 11, 2010
Wojciech Langer (Toronto, Ontario)
Absolutely brilliant!! I have found all what I was asking myself about last 30 years of world's economy, globalization, climat change and recent financial crisis. This book cannot be missed, cause it prepares you to what is going to happen in the near future due to shortage of oil. I have pretty clear picture about it now.. We will shift into another reality. Globalization caused huge damage, future generations will pay for it. It will be painful, but the end is near!
But Rubin does not spell the doom and gloom. He predicts that soon, due to rising cost of energy, oil and transportation, and due to carbon tax (to stop climate change), we will be able to buy pair of socks from the factory two streets away from where we dwell(instead from China)! So everything has its good and bad side.
This book, along the "The Upside of Down" by Thomas Homer-Dixon, is a treasure.
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