Peak Oil & the End of Growth
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Energy and GDP Are 99% Plus Linked
Energy and GDP are over 99% coupled. We can generate more GDP with using a little bit less energy, but that's because in the U.S., the average American consumes 57 barrel of oil equivalents of oil, natural gas and coal. So we're growing our financial claims while our underlying biophysical reality is slowly depleting,. The delta between the two is widening.
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