Today, sleds of visitors are pulled through birch forest in the same way that goods were transported from the summer to winter feeding grounds of the semi-nomadic Sami people.

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Developed economies are built on easy access to cheap energy, importing goods that are transported from around the world, with consumers driving many miles to work in air-conditioned offices and then flying off to sunny climes for their annual holidays.

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To that end, the foundation of any economy is the ability to access reliable energy so that goods and services can be produced and transported.

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This powdery pulp is then merely milled and then packaged and transported to Europe and the US for use in smoothies, juices, nutrition bars, baked goods and countless other foods.

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The chamber of commerce for the Cyclades, an island group in the Aegean Sea, reported shortages in goods and warned that serious health cases were going untreated and dead bodies were not being transported for burial.

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