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Energy Consumed by the Average American

Clearly our energy utilization as a modern society has increased exponentially since the dawn of technology. Does this not suggest that we continue to move towards one kind of order at the expense of creating an unprecedented amount of disorder?

Today, the annual energy diet of the average American is gluttonous indeed, and amounts to 8,000 pounds of oil, 4,700 pounds of natural gas, 5,150 pounds of coal, and one-tenth of a pound of uranium each year.<sup>1

1</sup>Youngquist, Walter. GeoDestinies: The Inevitable Control of Earth Resources over Nations and Individuals. Portland, OR: National Book Company. 1997. p. 22

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