We fear the breakdown of the electric grid, the end of non-renewable resources, the expansion of deserts, the loss of islands, and the pollution of our air and water.

我们担心电网会崩溃、不可再生资源会枯竭、沙漠会扩张、岛屿会消失、空气和水会受到污染。

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When the cost of oil or water or electric power rises, the company that uses resources most effectively will have an advantage.

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Second, worsening scarcity of critical resources like clean water, clean air, electric power, and land (and increasing oversupply of traffic, pollution, and greenhouse gases).

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