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0 The world is running out of oil, and energy experts are
serious shortage in ten years. Not only is each individual using
worried about the probability that we will be faced with a
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serious shortage in ten years. Not only is each individual usin.
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more oil than ever before, but the population explosion mean.
that each year many more people will be using oil in some form
other. Until recently we took oil for granted: it seemed it would last
for ever.
2 The increase in the price of oil has brought the world to its
senses. Governments are searching for other sources of
energy,
but so far in vain. They are considering how they can make better
use of the two other major fuels, coal and natural gas, but they have
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found that neither can take the place of oil in their economies. In
recent years there has been a growing concern for the environment
and coal is not popular with *environmentalists. Natural gas, the
purest of the three fuels, is the most limited in supply.
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3 The answer would seem to lie in nuclear power stations, buし
their dangers are so great. It was not until recent years that し
danger began to come home to people.
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(注) environmentalist 「環境保護論者」
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