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Originally Posted by gtboys34

that billion + though is still ringing in my head. So being more developed and our avg standard of living equates to us (americans) using a considerable amount more of energy than them? Are those all of the factors involved? There has to be more..

Technology is more advanced and more people have access to it...Alot of this technology uses oils and fuels...

Think about how many people ride bikes/horses/camels/donkeys/llamas in places like India, bangladesh, South East Asia, middle east, africa, south america - and then look at how many people don't use that sort of thing in the U.S (and other parts of the west) and consider how many of those people use cars, planes, trains and automobiles instead, as opposed to animals.