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During the 20th century, our population grew dramatically and shifted from rural to urban, creating unprecedented energy consumption, food production, and dramatic environmental impacts. The 21st century ushered in a new era of declines in a number of crucial areas:
- Global oil, natural gas and coal extraction
- Availability of fresh water
- Yearly grain harvests
- Economic growth
- Extraction rates for minerals and ores
- Climate stability
Peak Everything addresses
the personal, psychological, and cultural challenges we face as nature rapidly dictates our new limits. Richard Heinberg, author of three of the most important books on peak oil, offers a thought-provoking combination of wry commentary and sober forecasting on subjects as diverse as farming and industrial design.
A must-read for individuals, business leaders, and policy makers who are serious about effecting real change.
Richard Heinberg, the best-selling author of three of the most important books on Peak Oil, is an essayist of uncommon breadth. His scores of published articles touch on the most important aspects of the human condition, always with a view to the historical and cultural context of our unique moment in time. A recipient of the M. King Hubbert Award for Excellence in Energy Education, Heinberg lectures widely on oil depletion and its implications for agriculture, urban planning, and daily life. Previous titles on the subject include The Party's Over, PowerDown, and The Oil Depletion Protocol, which won Foreword Magazine's 2006 Gold Book of the Year for Environment.
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