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Fossil fuels are a sustainable energy source, 
at least for the foreseeable future.
How many times have you heard that the world 
is doomed if we don’t switch immediately to 
using renewable energy sources, such as solar 
or wind power?
This is simply false!
Research has shown that the earth still contains 
huge quantities of fossil fuels. In fact, these 
sources are expected to last us another 3,050 
years! It’s just that many sources of fossil fuels 
are hidden, and thus difficult to extract with 
current technology.
It’s certainly likely that we’ll develop new ways of 
extracting fossil fuels over the next 3,050 years. 
We might even replace fossil fuels altogether 
within that time frame.
Even now, scientists are developing better 
technology for utilizing solar energy and nuclear 
fusion (which is different from current nuclear 
fission methods for producing energy).
Also, if oil reserves dwindle, we can use coal 
and gas to produce more. This is possible as all 
fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, made from the 
same two elements: hydrogen and carbon.
Even if using fossil fuels were unsustainable, we 
still would struggle to replace their use with any 
of the current “green” alternatives.
Solar and wind power just aren’t viable options, 
as they’re still too expensive and unreliable.
Energy from biomass, or plant or animal matter 
(like wood, crop waste, grass and manure), is 
naturally limited as it needs to be grown on 
farmland that is already scarce. The production 
of biomass indirectly results in increased food 
prices, through competition for farming space.
Hydroelectric energy, which transforms the 
power of flowing water using turbines into 
electricity, also has its limitations. The problem is 
finding suitable sites to harness the power of 
water on a large scale. While China and Brazil 
rely heavily on hydropower as they have 
sufficient water sources, such as large rivers, the 

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United States has already run out of suitable 
rivers to dam.
Environmentalists don’t often consider how 
much we as a global society rely on energy, and 
how difficult it is already to produce enough 
energy for the world’s needs.
At the moment, only fossil fuels can sufficiently 
provide the energy we all need at a cost we can 
afford.
Mini habits
What’s in it for me? Learn how to create – and 
stick to – good habits.
Do you check all of your social media accounts 
early in the morning without even thinking? Or 
have you gotten into the habit of buying yourself 
a sweet pastry every morning for the last week, 
and worry about a daily donut becoming part of 
your routine?
Habits are a central aspect of our lives; we all 
live with habits to some extent. Some of them 
are good, some are bad and some can get very 
bad – like donuts.
With Mini Habits, the author doesn’t just provide 
some great tips and tricks on how to get bad 
habits under control and create more of the good 
ones; he also offers some useful knowledge on 
the very concept of habits – how they emerge, 
how they change and how they can help you 
achieve your goals.
In these blinks, you’ll discover

A method for building good habits, such 
as getting up earlier in the morning;
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Why you tend to eat more sweets when 
you are stressed out; and
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Which smartphone apps can help you 
maintain your good habits.