Coal Poses Climate Catastrophe as "Peak Oil" Approaches

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 13:49 in Earth & Climate

When will oil production peak and begin to decline? Scientists, engineers and economists have debated the point for years, on the assumption that emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere will decline when less oil is burned. [More]

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