CHAPTER 4
It is conceivable that within three decades, a timespan most of us will witness, the operation of, say, an electric can opener without an expensive permit will be seen as a crime against society, punished as severely as is grand theft today. No matter what new veins or pools of fossil fuels may be discovered, the cost of keeping comfortable with central heating, air conditioning and electric appliances will continue to explode, if alternate energy sources are not exploited.
Moneysworth
16 September 1974
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Transportation is the second of the Big Three. Our civilization is utterly dependent on the movement of people from one place to another. Lack of fuel leads to lack of movement, and without this movement one of the main pillars of society will crumble….
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