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| Age of Cheap Oil | 1859 to present. |
| From 1950 to 1984, as the Green Revolution transformed agriculture around the world, grain production increased by 250%. The energy for the Green Revolution was provided by fossil fuels in the form of fertilizers (natural gas), pesticides (oil), and hydrocarbon-fueled irrigation. | |
| Resilience | A culture based on its ability to function indefinitely and to live within its limits, and able to thrive for having done so. - Rob Hopkins |
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