"Presumably, technology has made man increasingly independent of……" — Herman E. Daly
"Presumably, technology has made man increasingly independent of his environment. But, in fact, technology has merely substituted nonrenewable resources for renewables, which is more an increase than a decrease in dependence."
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Herman E. Daly
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