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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (31785)	5/8/2000 10:23:00 PM
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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (31785)	5/8/2000 11:33:00 PM
From: Archie Meeties	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42523

"The Oil World: 1973 Compared to 2000" - Matt Simmons simmonsco-intl.com The only apparent good news, from a consumer's standpoint, is that oil has become less important in our "New Economy." Yet, even as this "fact" is another energy illusion. Yes, the US uses less oil as a percentage of GDP. But these numbers first need to be adjusted for inflation, which reduces the apparent use disparity. If the same numbers are run on a per capita basis, the average person consumed 26.3 barrels of oil each year in 1970... In 2000, per capital oil consumption is now 26.5 barrels per person...