Oil
It is scary to contemplate a world without oil. Whether we acknowledge it or not, oil is at the heart of our everyday lives. The Western world has depended on it for over a century. It has given us heat, light, comfort, and control. But modernity is built on a finite resource, and we are hurtling towards a time when there will be no more oil left to tap. What will happen then?
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