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Some Energy Use Figures. Energy Use by humans between 1800 and 1990. Per person average in U.S. is 2X that in Great Britain Per person average in U.S. is 7X that in China Per person average in U.S. is 15X that in India Per person average in U.S. is 34X that in Haiti
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Some Energy Use Figures Energy Use by humans between 1800 and 1990 Per person average in U.S. is 2X that in Great Britain Per person average in U.S. is 7X that in China Per person average in U.S. is 15X that in India Per person average in U.S. is 34X that in Haiti Based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_consumption_per_capita
Graph showing rise in global temperature from 1880 to present. Indexed to the mean global temperature for 1951-1980. Source: NASA GISS
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