If you are under the age of 30, you may not be aware that the term “energy crisis” was NOT coined during your lifetime. Your parents might remember the lines at gas stations in the late 1970s.
We find ourselves in the 21st century apparently not having learned the lessons from our earlier crises that stemmed from dependence on a non-renewable energy source—petroleum—the production and transportation of which can have profound environmental effects (two examples: Exxon Valdez and the Deep Horizon oil rig) and the combustion of which contributes to global climate change.
We have learned that our energy choices have profound geopolitical, social, and environmental consequences. The American Geological Institute designates a week in October as Earth Science Week, and this year's theme is energy.
AGI's webpage for Earth Science week is here.
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