http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/05/26/urbanization-gender-and-energy-in-world-history/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 06 May 2012 08:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/05/26/urbanization-gender-and-energy-in-world-history/#comment-78996 Wed, 27 May 2009 11:26:06 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=10934#comment-78996 I often have read that modern energy use has contributed to lengthened and enhanced human life. While I am not a big proponent of technological determinism, I would think that some of our previous social improvements were made possible by increased energy use and electrification (e.g., electronics in health care, more precise environmental monitoring, etc.).

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