The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future Of Our Economy, Energy, And Environment

作者 Chris Martenson著
出版社 Wiley
出版时间 2011年3月第1版
ISBN 9780470927649
定价 290.30

内容简介

"ChrisMartensongaveupasuccessfulandconventionalcareertostudythetwogreatproblemsthatweface:runningoutofcriticalresources—especiallycarbon-basedenergy—andacongenitalfailuretoprocessunpleasantfacts.ReadingTheCrashCoursewillhelpyourecognizehowdangerousourfutureislikelytobeandwillhelpyouprepareforit.Itisajobwelldone."—JeremyGrantham,cofounderandChiefInvestmentStrategist,GranthamMayoVanOtterloo"Amongthehandfulofobserversmakingsenseoftheeconomicscene,ChrisMartensonisthemostastute,coherent,andcomprehensive.ReadingChrisislikesteppingoutofaroomfullofsmokeandmirrorsintodaylight."—JamesHowardKunstler,authorofTheLongEmergency"EconomistsdidnotpredicttheGreatRecessionof2008;Chrisdid.Helooksdeeperintothenumbersthanmostandhasfoundapainfulfutureifwedonotmakeamajorturn.Ideeplyappreciatehimfordoingthiswork.Heusesharddatatobackuptheself-evidentcommonsensethatifwedonotconsciouslymanageournaturalresourcesandbusinessrelationshipstogiveprioritytothecommongood,wewillfacedireconsequences.Thisisserious.Readthisbook."—TerryMollner,BoardMember,Ben&Jerry's"Chrisaddressesfundamentaleconomicandenergyissuesinunderstandabletermsandprovidesengagingperspectives.Readerswilllearnagreatdealfromhiswork."—Dr.RobertL.Hirsch,leadauthorofTheImpendingWorldEnergyMess

作者简介

CHRISMARTENSON,PhD,MBA,isaneconomicresearcherandfuturistwhospeakstoaudiencesaroundtheworldonTheCrashCourse.HerunsChrisMartenson.com,apopularwebsiteontheglobaleconomy.Chrisbeganhiscareerasascientist,earningaPhDinpathologyfromDukeUniversityandanMBAfromCornell.HebecamevicepresidentofalargeinternationalcompanyandbelievedhehadachievedtheAmericanDream,livingwithhisfamilyinalargewaterfronthomeinConnecticut.Hewasjoltedoutofcomplacencybythebearmarketof2001andusedhisbackgroundinfinancetoinvestigatetheworkingsofourmonetarysystem.Whathediscoveredchangedhislife.TodayChrisliveswithhiswife,Becca,andtheirthreekidsinruralMassachusetts,wheretheyenjoyamoreresilientandindependentlifestyle,withfewerthings,betterrelationshipswiththeirneighbors,andahigherqualityoflife.

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