On Sat, 22 May 2004 09:31:00 -0000, Dylan Smith
wrote:

In our urban society, the threads are intricately woven,

Indeed they are, and globally as well. Oil at $40/bbl affects Europe
and China as much as it does the U.S.

America-bashers like to point out that the U.S. greedily consumes 25
percent of the world's energy. Of course, it follows that 75 percent
of the world's energy is consumed outside of the U.S., and that the
U.S. has a correspondingly small influence on the price and
availability of oil.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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