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Re:My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal col... by lmm on Friday July 16, 2021 @12:30AM (#27853065)
AIUI US oil production actually did peak at more or less the originally predicted time, and the 1970s oil crisis was a reflection of that. Obviously it didn't result in the total collapse of civilisation, but it wasn't totally insignificant either.
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Re:My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal col... by snowwrestler on Friday July 16, 2021 @01:26AM (#27853273)
U.S. oil production has gone up so much since the 1970s that in 2015 Congress removed the crude oil export ban they put in place in 1975.
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