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An Intro to the Energy Problem

Life is so busy for people these days, there is little time to think about “energy conservation,” “sustainable living” or “ecological footprints.” Go into your local bookstore and find the section that has energy or environmentally related books and you'll likely find that it’s substantially smaller than the “self-help” (or even the “cooking”) section. Although it’s easy to leave energy and environmental strategy to the government, it’s unrealistic if we hope to sustain the planet in a way that will allow our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren the same natural pleasures we have enjoyed. We all need to be more aware of our planet and its responses to our actions. Granted, there's no way around using resources, but we can learn to be smart about how we use them.
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