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When Will We Stop Using Oil?

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

When Will We Stop Using Oil?

Season 3 Episode 29 | 5m 10s | CC

We've heard news of "peak oil" and "the end of the oil age" for years now, but we keep coming up with ways to find and pump more of it to the surface. Rising CO2 levels and the changing climate that results from burning fossil fuels mean that we should probably stop using oil sooner rather than later, though.

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