Admittedly there is natural gas: demand for the stuff is growing more rapidly than demand for oil, in part because burning it produces less pollution.

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It gets people off our congested highways, decreases pollution and reduces our demand for fuel.

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It has slashed local energy demand, reducing chronic pollution and leaving more oil for export.

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Despite these real concerns over unsustainable abstraction rates and pollution, groundwater resources, if carefully managed, can make a major contribution to meeting the demand for water in the future and to adapting to climate change.

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