Guardian: For almost all our lives, many in North America have lived in a culture that affirmed a belief in the limitless and uncomplicated production of oil and gas.
In the US, the land of plenty, and Canada, the land of vast reserves, oil lay under the ground waiting to be discovered. Network television shows such as The Beverly Hillbillies reinforced a naive confidence that our birthright as North Americans included ready access to cheap, plentiful oil and gas. Like Jed Clampett, the hillbilly who got...