Most of the energy in North America is just consuming - Wal-Mart, shopping centres, government offices - or personal consumption: houses, cars, flying to Hawaii, gambling in Las Vegas. We could live affluent lifestyles with half as much energy.
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Most of the energy in North America is just consuming - Wal-Mart, shopping centres, government offi
Most of the energy in North America is just consuming - Wal-Mart, shopping centres, government offi
Most of the energy in North America is just consuming - Wal-Mart, shopping centres, government offi
Most of the energy in North America is just consuming - Wal-Mart, shopping centres, government offi
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