"We are selling ourselves very short by funneling our energies into what the traditional perception is of academic and monetary success."
"We are reducing the number of relationships. We are slowly but surely consuming the massive reserves of energy that have been accumulating and are stored in the ecosystems."
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Source: Global oil availability has peaked - EU energy chief. Interview, www.reuters.com. November 10, 2010.
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