China overtakes the US as world's largest energy user

[wpsedgwick]

Source: Examiner

Preliminary data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) indicate that China has become the largest energy consumer in the world, having overtaken the United States in the top spot.

An IEA chart shows China using roughly 2.25 billion tons of oil last year, while the United States used roughly 2.2 billion tons of oil in 2009.

China rose to its top ranking faster than expected because the country was much less affected by the global financial crisis than the United States.

Read more: http://www.examiner.com/x-42287-Chicago-Green-Technology-Examiner~y2010m8d11-China-overtakes-the-US-as-worlds-largest-energy-user

[onehandle]

1. The future leaving us in the past. Like Rachel said, they are building bullet trains...

...we are de-paving roads and turning off streetlights.

[madrchsod]

2. china has`t spent 7+trillion on wars in the last 20 years

[onehandle]

3. And we have to their benefit.

We financed their rise by keeping Russia and the rest of the world in line and buying their $1.99 tube socks.

[blue97keet]

4. "Their" energy consumption fueling exports elsewhere

so it isn't really theirs.