How the New 'Energy' Affluence Strengthens the United States. The world has moved from the fear of energy scarcity—a few years ago—to a reality of energy abundance.

Wilson 1, for example, cites the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) 2 in asserting that the “ecological footprint” of each person in the United States is 9.6 ha, against a global average of 2.1.

By the end of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution had transformed the United States into the leading economic power in the world. The city of Columbus, which had doubled in population during ...

How the New ‘Energy’ Affluence Strengthens the United States. November 3, 2017. By ... O’Sullivan suggests that the shale revolution in the United States does not necessarily lead to a ...