Oil / Lauri S. Friedman and Jennifer L. Skancke, book editors

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- ch. 1: Is the world running out of oil? -- The world is running out of oil / Julian Darley with Amy Goodman -- The world is not running out of oil / Max Schulz -- Oil shortages are manufactured by oil companies / Paul Joseph Watson and Alex Jones -- Oil shortages are a real threat / Paul Phillips -- Growing demand in developing nations will make oil rung out faster / Jehangir Pocha -- The world’s oil supply can handle an increase in demand / George Giles -- ch. 2: What problems come from using oil as an energy source? -- U.S. dependency on oil constitutes a security threat / Gal Luft -- U.S. dependency on oil does not constitute a security threat / Philip E. Auerswald -- Oil drilling will ruin wildlife refuges / U.S. PIRG Education Fund -- Oil drilling will not ruin wildlife refuges / Frank Murkowski -- Gas-powered vehicles dangerously pollute the environment / Douglas Houston, Jun Wu, Paul Ong, and Arthur Winer -- Gas-powered vehicles burn cleaner than ever / Evan Griffey -- ch. 3: Should oil be replaced with other energy sources? -- Oil should be replaced with nuclear power / Kevin Bullis -- Oil should not be replaced with nuclear power / Jim Green -- Oil should be replaced with wind power / Mark Lambrides and Juan Cruz Monticelli -- Oil should not be replaced with wind power / Ed Hiserodt -- Oil should be replaced with biofuels / Jamie Shreeve -- Oil should not be replaced with biofuels / Brian Tokar -- Facts about oil -- Organizations to contact