Complete Idiot's Guide to the Politics of Oil

Learn how oil fuels both politics and history! You're no idiot, of course. Just thinking about a life without oil to heat your home gives you the chills. But when it comes to understanding all the politics involved in getting it, you feel like your brain is running on empty ... Don't ignore that flashing oil light! The Complete Idiot's GuideR to the Politics of Oil helps you understand why we go to war over oil. In this Complete Idiot's GuideR, you get: * Compelling insights into how the discovery of oil in the Arabian peninsula fifty years ago changed the global political landscape. * The relationship between so-called "Big Oil" and U.S. energy, environmental, and national security policy-as well as prices at the pump. * Easy-to-understand explanations of what can be done to prevent oil spills and blowouts, how such accidents are cleaned up, and who pays for them. Learn more about ... * How oil has been an underlying theme of major wars since World War I. * The relationship between terrorism and oil. * Potential hot spots around the globe where conflicts may arise over oil. * The history of the U.S. oil industry, including the Standard Oil monopoly and its eventual breakup. * The connection between global warming and oil. * Predictions for when the world will run out of oil. * Ways we might cure ourselves of our petroleum addiction.Epstein, Lita is the author of 'Complete Idiot's Guide to the Politics of Oil' with ISBN 9781592571406 and ISBN 1592571409.