World enjoys fossil fuel boom, but should it?

New technology has made previously unrecoverable deposits within reach.
Gosh, I just learned there may even be some oil under my house!
The oil oligarchs are clapping their hands in glee.
But those concerned with climate change are wringing theirs in desperation.
Should all this oil – and gas – be taken out of the ground and burned? It could spell the end of life as we know it on earth.
We analyzed this today in
California awash in oil, but carbon emissions will devastate planet
The IPCC has warned us that man-made climate change is proceeding faster than ever anticipated.
We need to wake up and listen.