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Robin Chase

Going cold turkey on oil

By Robin Chase
February 3, 2006

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US? ADDICTED to oil? And so what? Clinically, addiction means dependence and a loss of choice, and the worst kind of addiction is both physical and psychological. We seem to have the worst kind. We would find it very difficult -- or maybe impossible -- to get to work without a car. We can't buy food, see our friends, go ... (Full article: 485 words)

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