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LEADER: 02597cam a2200325 a 4500
001 2008011155
003 DLC
005 20090831120655.0
008 080311s2008 miuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008011155
020 $a9780737741711 (hardcover)
020 $a0737741716 (hardcover)
035 $a(OCoLC)213407393
037 $a1283079$bQBI
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dQBX$dBTCTA$dBAKER$dYDXCP$dMJC$dKUT$dDLC
050 00 $aTN870$b.F77776 2008
082 00 $a553.2/82$222
245 00 $aOil /$cLauri S. Friedman and Jennifer L. Skancke, book editors.
260 $aDetroit, MI :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2008.
300 $a160 p. :$bcol. ill., col. maps ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aIntroducing issues with opposing viewpoints
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- ch. 1: Is the world running out of oil? -- The world is running out of oil / Julian Darley with Amy Goodman -- The world is not running out of oil / Max Schulz -- Oil shortages are manufactured by oil companies / Paul Joseph Watson and Alex Jones -- Oil shortages are a real threat / Paul Phillips -- Growing demand in developing nations will make oil rung out faster / Jehangir Pocha -- The world's oil supply can handle an increase in demand / George Giles -- ch. 2: What problems come from using oil as an energy source? -- U.S. dependency on oil constitutes a security threat / Gal Luft -- U.S. dependency on oil does not constitute a security threat / Philip E. Auerswald -- Oil drilling will ruin wildlife refuges / U.S. PIRG Education Fund -- Oil drilling will not ruin wildlife refuges / Frank Murkowski -- Gas-powered vehicles dangerously pollute the environment / Douglas Houston, Jun Wu, Paul Ong, and Arthur Winer -- Gas-powered vehicles burn cleaner than ever / Evan Griffey -- ch. 3: Should oil be replaced with other energy sources? -- Oil should be replaced with nuclear power / Kevin Bullis -- Oil should not be replaced with nuclear power / Jim Green -- Oil should be replaced with wind power / Mark Lambrides and Juan Cruz Monticelli -- Oil should not be replaced with wind power / Ed Hiserodt -- Oil should be replaced with biofuels / Jamie Shreeve -- Oil should not be replaced with biofuels / Brian Tokar -- Facts about oil -- Organizations to contact.
650 0 $aPetroleum.
650 0 $aPetroleum reserves.
650 0 $aFuel switching.
700 1 $aFriedman, Lauri S.
700 1 $aSkancke, Jennifer.
830 0 $aIntroducing issues with opposing viewpoints.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0813/2008011155.html