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The End of Suburbia (trailer)

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Posted by Films For Action on Dec. 25, 2007
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Global oil peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now. Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of the future? "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream" is a documentary about the end of the age of cheap oil, and how this will affect virtually every facet of modern life.
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