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  • 10 Reasons Why The World Can't Run Without Fossil Fuels

    02/17/2024 9:55:13 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 25 replies
    Oil Price ^ | 02/17/2024 | Gail Tverberg
    Banks, governments, and businesses would face failure due to the essential role of fossil fuels in the economy.Critical infrastructure like electricity, internet, and trade systems would collapse without fossil fuel support.Agriculture and home heating would become inefficient and inaccessible to many, leading to widespread social upheaval.It is now popular to talk about leaving fossil fuels to prevent climate change. Pretty much the same result occurs if we run short of fossil fuels: We lose fossil fuels, but it is because we cannot extract them. Practically no one tells us about the extent to which the current system depends upon fossil...