Are We Addicted to Oil? Lessons from Mental Health

Authors

  • Melinda Harm Benson University of New Mexico

Keywords:

climate change, addition, oil consumption, U.S. energy policy

Abstract

Despite mounting evidence regarding global climate change and its

Author Biography

  • Melinda Harm Benson, University of New Mexico

    Geography and Environmental Studies
    University of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, NM 87131

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2010-12-31

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