It's a reminder of the severity of our addiction to oil, which like any addiction carries serious risks.

这对我们严重的石油瘾是一个警醒，就像其他任何一种瘾一样有严重的风险。

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America's economy is needlessly vulnerable, thanks to its addiction to oil (and light taxation of it).

美国经济并不那么容易崩溃，这要感谢它对石油的依赖(以及宽松的税率)。

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The crisis which Mr Khosla is concerned about is caused by carmakers' addiction to oil and the consequent warming of the planet.

Khosla先生所说的危机是汽车制造商们对石油的依赖和随之而来的全球变暖所造成的。

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America's economy is needlessly vulnerable, thanks to its addiction to oil (and light taxation of it).

ECONOMIST: Oil and the economy

It's time for the United States to take real steps to end our addiction to oil.

NPR: Transcript: Obama's Speech at AIPAC

If treating the West's addiction to oil will be costly, is it really worth doing?

ECONOMIST: The future of energy