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References & Further Reading
2026 Iran war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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Trump to Other Counties on Strait of Hormuz: "Go to the Strait and just take it."
Joop Den Uyl Addresses the Nation (Oil Crisis, 1973)
https://eloydegen.com/static/oliecrisis.html
Scenes from S&P Global’s CERAWeek 26 | Jeff Currie, CSO of Energy Pathways, Carlyle
Technology Connections
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
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The number of references far exceeds the maximum length that YouTube allows in descriptions, but you can access the full list of references on Nebula or at this link:
https://notjustbikes.com/references/expensiveoil.txt
Thumbnail photo (Eerste van der Helststraat, 1978)
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/0aad26fc-e9bf-e57e-55a5-602f535594d3
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:52 The first oil crisis
4:48 Dutch vs American protests
7:19 Changes in the US & Canada
11:13 Two responses to an oil crisis
14:25 Alternatives to oil
15:34 Stop lighting shit on fire
18:16 Suburbia lives off of cheap oil
19:43 A new hope & conclusion
20:41 Day Pass & Nebula
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Corrections
5:32 Plan Jokinen was proposed in 1967, not 1966
