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Old 01-02-2012, 02:23 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I would be interested in seeing that article because it runs counter to every article I've ever seen on it.
Not sure about the article, but Google has some interesting data... following shows energy consumption per capita within the United States up to 2009, showing that usage has dropped from a high in 1978 and is lower than both 1990 and 2000:
World Bank, World Development Indicators - Google Public Data Explorer
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