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The well-known uses of energy products only scratch the surface. In fact, humans rely on energy for virtually every aspect of their lives, for a vast number of products, for manufacturing, medicine, and even for processing food.
Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil.
Golda Meir, in New York Times, June 10, 1973
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Edwin Cartlidge, “Saving for a Rainy Day,” Science 334 (November 18, 2011): 922–24. (Biomass encompasses several forms of biological matter, usually plants. It is converted into biofuels through thermal, chemical, or biochemical conversion processes.)
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Thomsett, M.C. (2014). The Many Uses of Energy Products. In: Investing in Energy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137358479_4
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