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Profit from the Peak [Hardback]

The End of Oil and the Greatest Investment Event of the Century

by Brian Hicks and Chris Nelder
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Description of Profit from the Peak

Profit from the Peak contains the information you need to successfully navigate the end of our oil-based economy. It takes a hard look at the future of oil and gas, examines how you can effectively invest in these resources, and profit from energy alternatives that are poised to power the years ahead. Along the way, this book also explores the potential, and possible limitations, of each major energy source, while carefully cover the investing angles of each one.

Title Information

ISBN:
9780470127360
Pages:
286 pages
Format:
Hardback
Product Code:
250183
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Published:
20/05/2008
Edition:
illustrated edition

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About Brian Hicks and Chris Nelder

Chris Nelder is a self-taught energy expert who has intensively studied peak oil for five years and written hundreds of articles on peak oil and energy in general. He also founded and published an online magazine called Better World in the mid '90s, as part of his lifelong interest in fostering environmental and social responsibility. Nelder is a frequent contributor to Energy and Capital, among other publications, and is an active investor in energy.

Brian Hicks worked for Agora Publishing, one of the largest financial newsletter publishers in the world, for ten years before helping to found Angel Publishing. In addition to being the Managing Editor of Energy and Capital and The $20 Trillion Report, Hicks writes a weekly column for Wealth Daily concerning high-profit opportunities in the ever-tumultuous geopolitical environment.

Contents of Profit from the Peak

Introduction
Quotes

Part I. The Crisis in a Barrel

1 - December 16, 2005: The Day the Devil Wept a Thousand Tears a Second

2 – What is Peak Oil?
What is Oil?
What Is Peak Oil?
Types of Oil
Refining
Oil Prices
Reserves Revisions
The Importance of Giant Oil Fields
When Is the Peak?
Exports
Reserve Replacement and Deepwater Drilling
Differing Projections
Drilling Like Never Before
Infrastructure Issues
The Bottom Line on Peak Oil
The Hard Truth

3 – Wanted: Five New Saudi Arabias
Global Demand and Population
China and India
Making up for Depletion
U.S. Dependence
Investment Opportunities

4 - $480 a Barrel: The True Value of Oil
Cheaper than Water
Draining the National Coffers
Costs to the U.S. Military
The True Cost of Oil: $480 a Barrel
Government Subsidies
Environmental Costs
Climate Change Cost
Natural Capital Costs

5 - The Pentagon Prepares for Peak Oil
Reduce Dependence on Oil
Reduce CO2 Emissions
Staunch the Bleeding
Invest Heavily in Renewables
Other Renewables Close Behind
Policy Recommendations
Solar for China?

Part II. Making Money from the Fossil Fuels That Are Left

6 – Twilight for Fossil Fuels
Natural Gas
Coal
Diminishing Returns and Receding Horizons
EROI
Global Warming

7 - The Road to El Dorado: The Alberta-Texas Oilsands Pipeline
Tar Sands
Oil Shale

Part III. Energy after Oil

8 - The Renewable Revolution
Biofuels

9 - Endless Energy: Here Comes the Sun
A Short History of Solar Technologies
The Industry Takes Off
PV Takes Center Stage
Grassroots Momentum
Investment Opportunities

10 - Pressure Cooker: Tapping the Earth's Heat
What is Geothermal Power?
Benefits of Geothermal Power
Explosive Growth
Investment Opportunities

11 – Nuclear's Second Act
Nuclear Potential
China and Nuclear Power
Limits to Nuclear Power
Investment Opportunities

12 - What's Needed: A Manhattan Project for Energy
The Importance of Timely Reponse
Apollo Alliance
Carbon Taxes and Cap-and-Trade
Gas Taxes
Negawatts
Oil Depletion Protocol
Replacing the Fleet
Combined Heat and Power
Smart Grids
Wind Energy
Wave and Tidal Energy
Relocalization
The Hydrogen Economy

13 – A Future Electric
The Rail Revolution
Electrified Cars
All-Electric

Epilogue: Why I'm an Energy Optimist
A Harsh Reality
Foresight is 2020.
A True Jeffersonian Agrarian Democracy.
Never Sell Short Humanity.
Appendix A. Energy Units and Equivalences Tables.
Appendix B. Top Oil Producers and Peak Production.
Appendix C. Energy Mix Charts.
Glossary.
Endnotes.


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