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July 20, 2004

The Oil Era

The following article makes some good points regarding societal dependence upon petroleum - namely, that if we wish to maintain affluent societies, the environmental impacts and eventual scarcity of oil must be acknowledged and dealt with now.

Time, terror shadow oil era

We cannot afford to be complacent about the future energy supplies needed to maintain our current standards of living and economic growth. Nor can we be complacent about the environmental impact of current consumption levels of carbon fuels.

Posted by Dr. Glen Barry on July 20, 2004 2:02 PM

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