Hydrocarbon economy

Hydrocarbon economy

Hydrocarbon economy is a term stressing that in the current world economy the energy used mostly comes from three hydrocarbons: petroleum, coal, and natural gas. Hydrocarbon economy is often used when talking about possible alternatives like the hydrogen economy. [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22hydrocarbon+economy%22&hl=en&lr=&start=30&sa=N] [http://www.google.com/search?tab=sw&sa=N&q=%22hydrocarbon+economy%22&hl=en&lr=&sa=N]

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