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This essay comes from the book ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth Published by the Foundation for Deep Ecology in collaboration with Watershed Media and Post Carbon Institute.
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Oil Shale–George Wuerthner
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George Wuerthner is the Ecological Projects Director for the Foundation for Deep Ecology and has published 35 books related to wilderness, conservation, and environmental issues.
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