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Old 03-21-2008, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by AzTeK View Post
I'm glad we do. I will repeat myself, increasing supply doesn't solve anything. It's decreasing demand that is paramount. You can dig up all the oil you want, till the new deposits are tapped and oil starts flowing out, it'll be years. We should'nt waste that time fighting a battle that is lost and just postponing the outcome, we should invest it in doing what matters most and will in the end be a huge step towards solving the problem and getting back to an energy usage that is sustainable - reduce consumption by increasing efficiency.
Increasing supply does help in the short term, but in the long term you are correct. Alternative sources are going to have be used because the demand is only going dramatically increase as former third world nations continue to develop.
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