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A world addicted to oil was the title of my presentation on Capitol Hill on October 19, 2005. The Worldwatch Institute was host for the presentation. That was the day that the term “Peak Oil” was introduced to the corridors of power in Washington. There was standing room only in the seminar room packed with aides to US representatives, senators, and secretaries.
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Aleklett, K. (2012). A World Addicted to Oil. In: Peeking at Peak Oil. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3424-5_3
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