We are as addicted to fossil fuels for our energy needs as the drug user is addicted to his favorite narcotic. We are now paying a heavy price for that dependence, and we must find a cure or we will end up in just as much trouble as an untreated drug addict.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Praxis Publishing, Ltd
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
(2007). The Escape Hatch. In: Hot House. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68611-0_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68611-0_13
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-0-387-34179-8
Online ISBN: 978-0-387-68611-0
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)