Andrew DeWit

In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, Japan has idled all 50 of its nuclear reactors. While the central government and business leaders are warning a prolonged shutdown could spell economic doom, many Japanese and local officials see the opportunity for a renewable energy revolution.

The October 2 edition of the Nikkei, Japan’s leading business newspaper, carried a review… of two recently translated books that discuss peak oil. The Nikkei [review gave] peak oil theory a thumbs down.