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February 28, 2013

A Peak Oil State of Mind

Tom Whipple, Falls Church News-Press


New American

When peak oil first came to widespread public attention some 10 or 15 years ago, there was some debate about whether peak oil was the solution to climate change caused by carbon emissions. After all, if we are forced by geology and economics to burn decreasing amounts of oil, won’t carbon emissions and global warming take care of themselves? . .

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