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Now It's Really Official: IEA Chief Economist Says Oil Supplies Running Out Fast, Peak Oil Soon

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This is based on the first detailed assessment of over 800 oil fields across the globe that found most of the big fields are already past peak -- something independent peak oil researchers have long said -- and that the rate of decline in oil production,... Full Article at Treehugger

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