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A chart of energy scale (Y axis) over time (X axis). A steep spike starts during the Industrial Revolution, peaks around 2050 and then goes down in a similar fashion. The spike is labeled "fossil fuels", time before it "muscle and firewood". Time after is labeled with a big question mark.

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A chart of energy scale (Y axis) over time (X axis). A steep spike starts during the Industrial Revolution, peaks around 2050 and then goes down in a similar fashion. The spike is labeled "fossil fuels", time before it "muscle and firewood". Time after is labeled with a big question mark.
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Jack of all trades (jackofalltrades@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 20:49:11 JST Jack of all trades
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Tom Murphy calls our industrial civilization "a fireworks show, or a giant party", while fossil fuels and minerals are a "one-time inheritance".
Our energy use is unprecedented in human history. Nothing drives this point home better than this little chart, showing the "carbon pulse".
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