In this book, energy expert Robert Rapier helps reaers sort through all the energy hype, doom and gloom, and misinformation to understand what really matters in energy and how it impacts individuals, inestors, businesspeople, and policy makers worldwide. The book covers the energy challenges faced by the U.S., the energy outlook for the developed world and emerging economies like China and India, what peak oil really meansm, and teh present and likely future of natural gas, coal, oil, nuclear power, and alternative energy sources.