U.S. gas: So cheap it hurts

Relatively low taxes have kept pump prices far below most other developed nations, which some say is precisely why the current runup is so painful.

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World Oil Reserves

Oil Reserves

Vast cracks appear in Arctic ice

Dramatic evidence of the break-up of the Arctic ice-cap has emerged from research during an expedition by the Canadian military.

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Dr. Hirsch Discusses Peak Oil on CNBC

Is the world about to be running on empty?

In France, fishermen are blockading oil refineries. In Britain, lorry
drivers are planning a day of action. In the US, the car maker Ford is
to cut production of gas-guzzling sports utility vehicles and airlines
are jacking up ticket prices. Global concerns about fuel prices are
reaching fever pitch and the world's leading energy monitor has issued
a disturbing downward revision of the oil industry's ability to keep
pace with soaring demand.

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Crude Oil Prices 1861 - 2008

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population timebomb

In ecological terms we are in "overshoot" of Earth's "carrying
capacity" for humans, our demand exceeding the planet's absorptive and
regenerative capacities.

To avert catastrophe, we need to reduce both factors in the equation: our numbers and per person consumption.

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