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'Ruppert has an unblemished track record for saying things that are incendiary, outrageous, shocking - and true!' Richard Heinberg, author of Peak Everything.
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The book that inspired the movie COLLAPSE. The world is running short of energy-especially cheap, easy-to-find oil. Shortages, along with resulting price increases, threaten industrialized civilization, the global economy, and our entire way of life. In Confronting Collapse, author Michael C. Ruppert, a former LAPD narcotics officer turned investigative journalist, details the intricate connections between money and energy, including the ways in which oil shortages and price spikes triggered the economic crash that began in September 2008. Given the 96 percent correlation between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions and the unlikelihood of economic growth without a spike in energy use, Ruppert argues that we are not, in fact, on the verge of economic recovery, but on the verge of complete collapse. Ruppert's truth is not merely inconvenient. It is utterly devastating. But there is still hope. Ruppert outlines a 25-point plan of action, including the creation of a second strategic petroleum reserve for the use of state and local governments, the immediate implementation of a national Feed-in Tariff mandating that electric utilities pay 3 percent above market rates for all surplus electricity generated from renewable sources, a thorough assessment of soil conditions nationwide, and an emergency action plan for soil restoration and sustainable agriculture.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Michael Ruppert makes a superb case for peak oil and why we all should prepare for it. Its as simple as that. Buy the book, read it and start preparing.
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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You do not read an article or book by Micheal C. Ruppert & dismiss it easily. There is a lot of unnerving information to digest in this book. He has a track record of getting it right & that being so, we should be banging pots & pans until more people in power get it - that oil is running out while the West (& now the emerging Eastern economies) is rapidly using up the planets resources in the name of growth. Meanwhile world population is out of control & everybody wants what the US has had for decades - mass consumerism! Are alternative fuels a panacea or just giving us false hope? Can we hope for future mass transportation in the light of rapidly dwindling crude oil? No.
Read this book & start preparing for the localized economy as they have been forced to do in Cuba. I couldn't put it down & neither will you!
Read this book & start preparing for the localized economy as they have been forced to do in Cuba. I couldn't put it down & neither will you!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I enjoyed this book, and believe it is an important addition to the rapidly growing body of literature on the subject of Peak Oil and the current energy crisis. The author seems to me to be honest, independently-minded and politically-aware (although thankfully not party political), and is clearly passionate about his subject, sometimes to the point of hysteria. The first few chapters are quite short, which adds to the feeling of breathlessness, and suffers from a problem shared by other books on this subject in that events are happening so quickly that the book can feel out-of-date very quickly - although the author's journalistic style does manage to cope with this.
The author does a fine job of describing the schizophrenic, Alice-in-Wonderland reality of the oil economy, its non-linearity, its paradoxes, with price spikes leading to `unconventional' oil becoming economic but also leading to irreversible demand destruction and to price collapse, leading to supply contraction, leading to ... well, who knows how the cycle will be broken?
The book provides excellent examples of how the numbers bandied around by various governments and corporations simply do not add up - all of which can be found elsewhere, but when collected together make a very powerful argument. The role of the media in helping these organizations hide the truth is also well illustrated, and quite shocking even to those like me who have already very low expectations of the mass media.
The chapters on the role of fossil fuels in food production are the bleakest of all. The `meat' of Chapter 8 is an article by Dale Allen Pfeiffer which paints a stark picture for the future for this industry, and only those with a vested interest will be able to claim that "business as usual" is still an option. If you don't buy this book, it might still be a good idea to find this important article on the net.
I should mention a few (relatively minor) criticisms I have of this book. First of all, the chapters devoted to Renewable Energy are quite insubstantial, albeit pretty scathing, and only seems to be repeating what others have said better, more constructively, and in more detail elsewhere (see, for instance, David JC MacKay's "Sustainable Energy - without the hot air"). By the time we get to the chapter on the modern monetary system, the author does begin to sound unhinged, when a more grounded, subtle critique of the fractional reserve banking system and the concept of fiat currency, and more pertinently its link to energy, would have served a better purpose. The author's dalliance with various conspiracy theories is entertaining but might overshadow some of the more important points that the book is trying to make. Finally, although the author begins by at least attempting to be inclusive, by the end of the book it is clear that the author's viewpoint is very much US-centric, culminating in the "25-Point Programme for Action" which is directed almost entirely to the government and population of the USA.
All in all, I enjoyed reading this book, which generally benefitted from the authors passionate style, and would recommend it to anyone interested in Peak Oil, the future of our energy system and the complex links between energy and the financial system that we currently rely on.
The author does a fine job of describing the schizophrenic, Alice-in-Wonderland reality of the oil economy, its non-linearity, its paradoxes, with price spikes leading to `unconventional' oil becoming economic but also leading to irreversible demand destruction and to price collapse, leading to supply contraction, leading to ... well, who knows how the cycle will be broken?
The book provides excellent examples of how the numbers bandied around by various governments and corporations simply do not add up - all of which can be found elsewhere, but when collected together make a very powerful argument. The role of the media in helping these organizations hide the truth is also well illustrated, and quite shocking even to those like me who have already very low expectations of the mass media.
The chapters on the role of fossil fuels in food production are the bleakest of all. The `meat' of Chapter 8 is an article by Dale Allen Pfeiffer which paints a stark picture for the future for this industry, and only those with a vested interest will be able to claim that "business as usual" is still an option. If you don't buy this book, it might still be a good idea to find this important article on the net.
I should mention a few (relatively minor) criticisms I have of this book. First of all, the chapters devoted to Renewable Energy are quite insubstantial, albeit pretty scathing, and only seems to be repeating what others have said better, more constructively, and in more detail elsewhere (see, for instance, David JC MacKay's "Sustainable Energy - without the hot air"). By the time we get to the chapter on the modern monetary system, the author does begin to sound unhinged, when a more grounded, subtle critique of the fractional reserve banking system and the concept of fiat currency, and more pertinently its link to energy, would have served a better purpose. The author's dalliance with various conspiracy theories is entertaining but might overshadow some of the more important points that the book is trying to make. Finally, although the author begins by at least attempting to be inclusive, by the end of the book it is clear that the author's viewpoint is very much US-centric, culminating in the "25-Point Programme for Action" which is directed almost entirely to the government and population of the USA.
All in all, I enjoyed reading this book, which generally benefitted from the authors passionate style, and would recommend it to anyone interested in Peak Oil, the future of our energy system and the complex links between energy and the financial system that we currently rely on.
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Relevant but flawed
This is an interesting book and there are many important ideas there. It is obvious that we are running out of oil and that our continuing reliance in fossil fuels is a suicidal... Read more
Published 11 months ago by M Navarro
Great book!
A great book for uncovering the hidden facts behind the oil industry. If all of the book is based on truth, which i've no doubt it is, then it makes a scarier bedtime read than any... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. M. D. Percival
Well-argued environmental doomsday scenario and solutions
Energy crisis expert Michael C. Ruppert says the sky is falling and makes a strong argument as to why you should heed his warnings. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Rolf Dobelli
Not very well written - but content enthalling
Read a few books on this subject. A lot of the content in the book is original, but its not very well written, poorly structured and the author comes across as very self-important... Read more
Published 17 months ago by A. D. Thacker
Very interesting.
Really good food for thought... and maybe more. I did some more research after reading this and watching his documentary. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. B. MCNAMARA
disappointing
I bought Confronting Collapse because I wanted to get up to speed on an issue I know is important for the future of this planet, the eventual decline of oil that our society is... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Kirk Schnorr
A must buy
Do yourself a favour - buy this book. It is excellent. The information contained within it is the type that has not been reported in the mainstream media or by governments. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by Nicholas Winstanley
Do you know about "Peak-Oil"?
I can not explain as well as Mike Ruppert can on this subject, but it was the most amazing book I have ever read, period. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2010 by R. Astbury
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