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Interesting picture - those nations that are most industrialized and most developed own more lightbulbs than those which aren't. All I really see from this is that the more heavily populated regions are consuming more energy. No one denies we use more that our share if you divide the entire world population by the total energy used. I doubt those numbers would hold up when you compare other nations that are comparable. Having just said all of this, the mail lady just brought in my electric bill for April - OUCH!
Getting back to the rant - I am sure we consume more than others - I know that personally - where we live causes us to burn more gasoline than you probably burn in Oregon - simple geography and lack of population causes us to drive a lot of miles. Could we eliminate a lot of this driving? Sure if we changed our lifestyle a bit. Do I honestly believe the US could be self-sufficient? Yes I do, but we'd have to change our lifestyles a bit! Do we really need product from the nation screaming the loudest about this? No! We don't.
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