You Think You Know How Much We Depend On Fossil Fuels, But You Have No Idea

There’s probably quite a few things in this video you’ve already known about, but seeing them all together in one place forms a pretty incredible picture — one that’s hard to look away from.

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Carolyn Silveira

Dec 23, 2013

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