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May 10
2011
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Saving the world... One gadget at a timePosted by GeraldineKent in wood , Twitter , technology , sustainability , polar bears , petroleum , organic remains , mauritius , ipad , ice bergs , hydrocarbons. fossil fuels , glaciers , finite resources , energy sources , energy , dodo , development , coal , clean water , carbon emissions , blackberry |
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“In the real world, we do have hydrocarbons and other finite resources, and most of our current welfare, technology, and population size depends on that fact. Slowly running out of these resources will be painful enough. Running out abruptly and being ill-prepared would be disastrous.” Let that thought sink in for a while... Perhaps that’s a bit harder without fully understanding what this statement could mean.