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Re:How long will it last? Graphic shows number of years left... by jules on Sunday April 19, 2009 @09:57AM (#569406)
If the price is so high that we can't use the stuff do do things we do now, isn't that essentially the same problem?
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Re:How long will it last? Graphic shows number of years left... by billswift on Sunday April 19, 2009 @04:49PM (#569783)
No because that drives substitution where people find substitutes for the material or for the process the material is used for.
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