Energy Economics

Based on the best-selling book Ask and It Is Given, this audio by Esther and Jerry Hicks, presents the teachings of the non-physical entity Abraham, and will help you learn how to manifest your desires so that you're living the joyous and fulfilling life you deserve. As you listen, you'll come...

The concern is reinforced due to Europe’s dependence on oil and gas from other regions. In addition, many commentators fear domestic oil and gas resource depletion will produce significant supply scarcities in the short term, i.e., well before 2020. Thus, the purpose of this analysis is to address the subject by estimating conventional and unconventional oil and gas supply cost curves for the region. Recent years have seen increasing attention being paid to the broad issues of energy security and climate change, which are of the utmost importance for the European Union and its member ...

“A sprawling story richly textured with original material, quirky details and amusing anecdotes . . .” —Wall Street Journal “It is a cause for celebration that Yergin has returned with his perspective on a very different landscape . . . [I]t is impossible to think of a better...

A “meticulously researched” (The New York Times Book Review) examination of energy transitions over time and an exploration of the current challenges presented by global warming, a surging world population, and renewable energy—from Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author...

The world is experiencing a series of crises. In this revised edition, Chris Martenson delivers an incisive and eye-opening exploration that explains why it is the interconnectedness of the various crises that matters most. From energy shortages to climate instability, financial crises, supply chain disruptions, pandemics, war, and crop failures, you'll discover the common factor that is driving them all and how to adapt to volatile new realities and safeguard your own personal wealth, health, and community.

An energy expert shows why hydrogen can fight climate change and become the fuel of the future We’re constantly told that our planet is in crisis; that to save it, we must stop traveling, stop eating meat, even stop having children. But in The Hydrogen Revolution, Marco Alverà argues that we...

In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization and offers listeners a magisterial overview of humanity's energy eras.

The second volume of William T. Vollmann's epic book about the factors and human actions that have led to global warming begins in the coal fields of West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. Over the course of four years, Vollmann finds hollowed out towns with coal-polluted streams and acidified drinking water; makes covert visits to mountaintop removal mines; and offers documented accounts of unpaid fines for federal health and safety violations and of miners who died because their bosses cut corners to make more money.

Natural gas is currently the number three fossil fuel in terms of share of the global primary energy mix and for years the world has debated the potential for natural gas to play a critical part in building a more resilient and sustainable energy future. While the demand outlook is currently uncertain, advances in supply side technologies for unconventional resource development, led by advances in US shale gas operations, have changed the supply landscape and created new prospects for affordable and secure supplies of natural gas. Continued demand for oil- and gas-based energy services ...

The economy is changing—and so must your relationship with money Manifesting Money in 2026 is not about wishful thinking, hustle culture, or financial pressure. It is a modern guide to building wealth by reprogramming the mind, aligning personal energy, and taking intelligent action in a rapidly shifting economic era. In a world where traditional rules no longer guarantee security, this book reveals why identity, clarity, and emotional alignment have become the new currencies of wealth. Inside, you will discover: Why money responds to self-concept, not effort alone How to break ...

An extraordinary exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic—and now ramping up to make more than ever “A compelling true-crime story.” —Zoë Schlanger, The New York Times Book Review “Deeply researched, sharply written, and totally compelling.” —Elizabeth Kolbert...

The intimate, fly-on-the wall tale of the decline and fall of an America icon With one notable exception, the firms that make up what we know as Wall Street have always been part of an inbred, insular culture that most people only vaguely understand. The exception was Merrill Lynch, a firm...

Wilhelm Reich was born in Austro-Hungary in 1897. After becoming a doctor of medicine and prominent psychoanalyst in Sigmund Freud's inner circle by the 1920s, Reich went on to focus his attention on the relationship between the emotional, physiological and physical functions of the biological energy underlying human emotional experience, which he called orgone. He saw psyche and soma as a unified whole and the goal of therapy to balance the body's energy metabolism by dissolving characterological and muscular defenses which he called armor. He saw the function of the orgasm, which he ...

The MacCasland family struggles to survive when the dollar crashes and the United States is starved for oil. Gas prices soar, store shelves empty and jobs are almost nonexistent. When brutal gangs start looting, it becomes clear that anyone still living in the suburbs needs a Plan B. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: JOHN M. CAPE is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the US Army Ranger School, and the United States Military Academy at West Point. A registered professional engineer, he currently works for a Houston company that drills oil and gas wells. John previously co-authored ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2022 Winner of the Golden Poppy Award for Nonfiction (California Independent Booksellers Alliance) A revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications, exploring the decline of California’s largest utility company that led to countless wildfires — including the one...

Winner American Energy Society - Energy Futurist Book 2023! Substantially updated for 2023 to reflect the impact of the energy crisis, Covid-19 and the emergence of hydrogen technology. The ‘Future of Energy’ is written to be accessible to anyone interested in learning more about energy. The book takes the reader through a future for energy generation, transportation, and utilisation. Concise and comprehensive, bringing together discussion on energy and thoughts on the range of topics which form the fulcrum of the challenges ahead of us. Topics include sustainability, hydrogen, nuclear,...

petroleum refining is the separation of petroleum into fractions and the sub sequent treating of these fraction s to yield market able products. In fact, a refinery is essentially a group of manufacturing plants which vary in number with the variety of products produced. Refinery process es must be selected and products manufactured to give a balanced operation in which petroleum is converted into a variety of products in amounts that are in accord with the demand for each. For example, the manufacture of products from the lower-boiling portion of petroleum automatically produces a certain ...

A Wall Street Journal besteller and a USA Today Best Book of 2020 Named Energy Writer of the Year for The New Map by the American Energy Society “A master class on how the world works.” —NPR Pulitzer Prize-winning author and global energy expert, Daniel Yergin offers a revelatory new...

As the power source of social developments, energy is of decisive importance to a country’s economic performance, competition ability and overall national strength. Among all kinds of energy, petroleum and natural gas, functioning as the key resources, high-quality chemical raw materials and indispensable war materials, are capturing more and more attention nowadays by counties all around the world, that is why they are also called the black gold. Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) provide about 87 % of the energy utilized by humanity, and modern societies are completely dependent ...

The world has entered a new era of geopolitical conflict. Cold War Two is no longer a distant possibility—it is today’s high-stakes conflict reality, shaping the global economy, financial markets, supply chains, trade policies, energy security, and technological competition. In this groundbreaking book, Jason Schenker, a top-ranked economist and futurist, provides a data-driven, forward-looking analysis of Cold War Two—how it began, where it’s headed, and what it means for businesses, policymakers, investors, and national security leaders. Drawing on his expertise as Chairman of The...