Saudi America: The Truth About Fracki...
Bethany McLeanBestselling author Bethany McLean reveals the true story of fracking's impact -- on Wall Street, the economy and geopolitics.The technology of fracking in shale rock -- particularly in the Permian Basin in Texas -- has transformed Ame...
Shale Boom, Shale Bust: The Myth of S...
Dan DickerJust about everyone has heard something about the 'revolution' in shale oil. Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of rock formations unique to the United States offers the promise of cheap and abundant energy, terrific economic growth and ...
All Electric America: A Climate Solut...
S. FreemanThe modern day Edisons have done their job. We need not wait any longer. We are poised to wake up to a world running completely on renewable energy. Waiting any longer is like saying we shouldn't have used the personal computer...
Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straig...
John HofmeisterAs president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister was known for being a straight shooter, willing to challenge his peers throughout the industry. Now, he's a man on a mission, the founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, crisscrossing the ...
Paradise Destroyed: The Destruction o...
Gregg HubnerWind energy. It's free. It's green. It's healthy. It's sustainable. And it's lucrative for property-owners. If only this popular narrative were true.In Paradise Destroyed, Gregg Hubner fully exposes wind energy development for what it...
Crude World: The Violent Twilight of ...
Peter MaassThe catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has brought new attention to the huge costs of our oil dependence. In this stunning and revealing book, Peter Maass examines the social, political, and environmental impact of petroleum...
Fueling Freedom: Exposing the Mad War...
Stephen MooreFossil fuel energy is the lifeblood of the modern world. Before the Industrial Revolution, humanity depended on burning wood and candle wax. But with the ability to harness the energy in oil and other fossil fuels, quality of life and...
Following Oil: Four Decades of Cycle-...
Thomas A. PetrieIn a forty-year career as an oil and gas investment analyst and as an investment banker and strategic adviser on petroleum-sector mergers, acquisitions, and financings, Thomas A. Petrie has witnessed dramatic changes in the business. ...
Co-operation and Development in the E...
VariousOriginally published in 1985. This book gives the views of both oil producers and oil consumers, detailing in a systematic manner the problems that they have encountered in the energy field and the solutions that they have devised to...
The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside S...
Gregory Zuckerman"A lively, exciting, and definitely thought-provoking book." -Booklist Things looked grim for American energy in 2006, but a handful of wildcatters were determined to tap massive deposits of oil and gas that giants li...