Tainted Love

Any kind of plastic closure is using an unsustainable, non-replenishing resource. End of Oil author Paul Roberts estimates that we’ve used up about 875 billion barrels of oil during the industrial revolution. He says the US Geological Survey estimates there are still a guaranteed 1.7 trillion barrels of oil left in the ground and another 900 billion barrels of undiscovered oil. Whether or not these figures are accurate, the oil that’s left is being gobbled up by the carbon-hungry industrial world and it is becoming increasingly difficult (read 'more expensive') to extract. Optimists say we’ve got 60 to 100 years before oil production peaks and prices become prohibitive. Pessimists say we’ve got 20 years before the biggest crisis to face the industrial world finally arrives.

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