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Peak Oil?

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Posted by Films For Action on Aug. 3, 2009
33 min - Documentary - 3807 Views

Inspired by the pro-capitalist cartoons of the 1940s, the film is an introduction to the energy dilemmas facing the world today.

"The average American today has available the energy equivalent of 150 slaves, working 24 hours a day. Materials that store this energy for work are called fuels. Some fuels contain more energy than others. This is called energy density."
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