Oil is the lifeblood of the global economy, and its misuse carries the risk of heavy economic and environmental penalties. This text is a collection of essays bearing on economic growth and environmental concerns for a world that will continue to be dependent on oil throughout the next century.

Oil is the lifeblood of the global economy, and its misuse carries the risk of heavy economic and environmental penalties. This book is a collection of essays bearing on economic growth and environmental concerns for a world that will continue to be dependent on oil throughout the next century.
Topics include the outlook for petroleum demand and supply, the potential for alternatives to a petroleum-based economy, the costs of controlling automobile emissions, the environmental costs of moving oil by tanker and pipeline, and competition issues in the production and distribution of...